Front of the Dogmatic Sarcophagus, Vatican Museums
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Front of the Dogmatic Sarcophagus, Vatican Museums
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c. 320-50
Central clipeus showing portraits of the deceased couple, the man holds a rotulus. Upper register: Three bearded figures representing the Trinity. The smaller figures are Eve who is in the process of being created from the rib of Adam (lying on the ground). Beardless Christ between a second depiction of Adam and Eve. The Marriage at Cana. The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, the Raising of Lazarus. Lower register: Enthroned Virgin and Child with the adoration of the Magi (three men, Phrygian caps), Christ healing the Blind, Daniel in the Lion’s Den (central, nude figure), Habakkuk with the loaves and an angel, the arrest of Peter (with two soldiers), either Moses or Peter creating a spring of water.
Central clipeus showing portraits of the deceased couple, the man holds a rotulus. Upper register: Three bearded figures representing the Trinity. The smaller figures are Eve who is in the process of being created from the rib of Adam (lying on the ground). Beardless Christ between a second depiction of Adam and Eve. The Marriage at Cana. The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, the Raising of Lazarus. Lower register: Enthroned Virgin and Child with the adoration of the Magi (three men, Phrygian caps), Christ healing the Blind, Daniel in the Lion’s Den (central, nude figure), Habakkuk with the loaves and an angel, the arrest of Peter (with two soldiers), either Moses or Peter creating a spring of water.
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