The Magi at the head of a procession of saints and martyrs approaching the Virgin Mary and Christ child. Their names are inscribed above them. The abbreviation "SCS" (sanctus) indicates their status as saints.
S. Apollinare Nuovo, #Ravenna, sixth century
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