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Deesis mosaic (13th-century) in Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)
Deesis mosaic (13th-century) in Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey) © Photograph: Myrabella, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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