The apse of the basilica was decorated with a Roman-Byzantine mosaic, representing a parousia, the Second Coming of Christ at the end of time.

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	Apse decoration 526-30 Mosaic Basilica di Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome	800*736 True Color 204 Kb
	Second Coming of Christ (Parousia) 526-30 Mosaic Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome	1000*738 True Color 173 Kb
	Second Coming of Christ (Parousia) 526-30 Mosaic Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome	1250*628 True Color 238 Kb
	Second Coming of Christ (detail) 526-30 Mosaic Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome	752*900 True Color 236 Kb
	Second Coming of Christ (detail) 526-30 Mosaic Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome	759*1400 True Color 242 Kb
	Second Coming of Christ (detail) 526-30 Mosaic Basilica di Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome	900*598 True Color 207 Kb
	Second Coming of Christ (detail) 526-30 Mosaic Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome	714*1000 True Color 239 Kb
	Second Coming of Christ (detail) 526-30 Mosaic Basilica di Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome	761*950 True Color 247 Kb
	Lamb of God 526-30 Mosaic Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome	1200*800 True Color 221 Kb