Assisi, Upper Basilica of Saint Francis, apse: “The Papal Throne”.Detail of the step at the base of the throne with the four beasts: lion, asp, basilisk and dragon.The partially legible writing reads: “SUPER ASPIDEM ET BASILISCUM AMBULABIS ET CONCIULCABIS LEONEM ET DRACONEM”: Roman and Umbrian workers (approx. 1260).
