Zoe and Constantine Mosaic

All three heads have been altered, seen by the raised tesserae and the ring of mortar around the figures. It is surmised that another artist came in to update the husband's face and changed the other two so all three fit the same style.

Christ is in the center, blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. To his right is the Emperor Constantine IX, offering a bag of money. To his left is the Empress Zoe holding a scroll.

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