Christ seated on the Globe between the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, handing out a crown of Glory to St. Vitale. The bishop Ecclesius, on the right, offers Christ the model of the basilica.
Square panel, belonging to the mosaic floor of the ancient sacellum (shrine) of S. Vitale. At the centre of the composition there is a cantharos, surrounded by different kinds of birds, flowers and vegetal elements. At the bottom of the vase thereā¦
Starry sky, at the centre stands the triumphant golden Cross. In the squinches the symbols of the Four Evangelists (the Winged Man, the Eagle, the Winged Lion and the Winged Ox)