I had someone on reddit argue that the icons show “white” people on their gravestones, so he was probably white. I think he really believed it and it was pretty hilarious to see them do brain exercises to get Jesus to be white. Never mind that the coloring was probably adjusted on the screen, the pigment was falling off and they were 2000 years old. Also, it’s encaustic, which is painting with wax and has a sheen.

This is the one. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encaustic_painting#/media/F…