Archeologists restore frescoes in a third-century tomb discovered in Iznik, Turkiye that features early Christian depictions of Jesus.
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The site where a rare early Christian depiction of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" was discovered, in Iznik, Turkiye, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Archeologists clean and restore frescoes inside a 3rd-century tomb where a rare early Christian depiction of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" was discovered, in Iznik, Turkiye, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
A fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" adorns the wall of a 3rd-century tomb in Hisardere, where archeologists uncovered one of Anatolia's best-preserved early Christian artworks, in Iznik, Turkiye, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Archeologist cleans and restores frescoes inside a 3rd-century tomb where a rare early Christian depiction of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" was discovered, in Iznik, Turkiye, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
A Roman-era fresco depicting a banquet scene is seen inside a newly uncovered tomb in Hisardere, in Iznik in northwestern Turkiye, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Archeologists clean and restore frescoes inside a 3rd-century tomb where a rare early Christian depiction of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" was discovered, in Iznik, Turkiye, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Archeologists clean and restore frescoes inside a 3rd-century tomb where a rare early Christian depiction of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" was discovered, in Iznik, Turkiye, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
A fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" adorns the wall of a 3rd-century tomb in Hisardere, where archeologists uncovered one of Anatolia's best-preserved early Christian artworks, in Iznik, Turkiye, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Archeologists clean and restore frescoes inside a 3rd-century tomb where a rare early Christian depiction of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" was discovered, in Iznik, Turkiye, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Archeologists clean and restore frescoes inside a 3rd-century tomb where a rare early Christian depiction of Jesus as the "Good Shepherd" was discovered, in Iznik, Turkiye, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
