# Traditio Legis \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MOSAIC ARTIST, Italian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mosaic-artist-italian-r43549a4d729c0a>)
- Date: 0351-0400
- Technique: Mosaic

## Commentary

The picture shows a detail of the mosaic Traditio Legis from the left apse of Santa Costanza. It is the earliest surviving monumental example of the tradition of depicting this subject. This motif was prominent in Roman apse ornamentation up to the ninth century.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)