Hinton St Mary Mosaic
This Mosaic, on of the first pictures of Jesus Christ show him as a fair-haired and clean-shaven man wearing a tunic and cloak. This was part of a larger mosaic that also featured Bellerophon riding Pegasus and slaying the monstrous Chimera along with other older greek gods. This was one of the first pictures of Christ and it did not show him as a larger than life man, he was not doing anything impressive, slaying a monster or anything along those lines, he was merely standing there. This picture represents a time when peoples views of gods were changing to a more believable and relatable person, who is more easily emulated by the common man.
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