ancientanimalart:Tunic insert featuring a partridge5th-6th centuries CE“In early Christian art, a bi
ancientanimalart:Tunic insert featuring a partridge5th-6th centuries CE“In early Christian art, a bird sitting on a branch symbolizes the soul of the righteous who is in paradise. The motif of the vine on the edge is one of the options for depicting the tree of life.” (Google translated from Russian)Pushkin Museum -- source link