Lamb of God sheep representing the apostles flanking the central Agnus Dei, as in Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome (526–30). The Moravian Church uses an Agnus Dei as their seal with the surrounding inscription "Vicit agnus noster, eum sequamur" ("Our Lamb has conquered, let us follow him"). Although the depiction of Jesus as the Lamb of God is of ancient origin, it is not used in the liturgical iconography of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The reason for this is that the depictions of Jesus in the Orthodox Church are anthropomorphic rather than symbolic, as a confession of the Orthodox belief in the Incarnation
Fountain of São João (Melgaço) by a wider base and triangular pediment. Above the base are two Tuscan pilasters, that extend into the body, crowned by slender cone-type pinnacles. The triangular/gabled pediment is traced by the lines of the frieze and cornices, also surmounted by a pinnacle. The lower part of the backrest includes a spout, that extends from an anthropomorphic figure, with undulating hair, while the figure is flanked by two serpents, with heads of dragons. Surmounting these figures is a concave niche sheltering an Agnus Dei, with the inscription "ECCE AGNUS DEI", surrounded by phytomorphic elements extending vertically. The niche is flanked by