An iconic mosaic of 'Holy Mother' Mary at the 6th century Archiepiscopal Chapel, Ravenna, Italy, shows Mary wearing dark vestments with a white pallium with the Christian symbol of crosses.
Historical reference to the pallium links it to a portion of dress reserved only for Archbishops.
Image: Christa Belting-Ihm, Carl Winter, Heidelberg 1976
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