File:Phoenix mosaic in the Archaeological Museum of Aquileia.jpg
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English: Early Christian mosaic of a phoenix (actually an African Crowned Crane, Balearica sp.). 4c AD, in the Archaeological Museum of Aquileia. The same bird can be seen on 5-6c Byzantine mosaics in Petra Church (Jordan), although without the fiery symbolism that is added here.
The African crane was known to the Romans from early imperial times; it eventually became identified with Christ because of its rayed crown, and with the phoenix because of Christ's resurrection. |
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