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Ravenna, Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Sarcofago dell'arcivescovo Teodoro
The sarcophagus is datable to the fifth century and, as evidenced by the inscription on the lid, was reused in the seventh century to preserve the remains of Archbishop Theodore. In the front the Chrismon is depicted inside a clipeo with the Greek letters alpha and omega. On its sides two peacocks are carved with vines and bunches of grapes. On the lid are depicted three monograms of Christ inside…
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- Chrismon and derived forms ~ symbol of Christ
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- sarcophagi (coffins)
Medium
- Marble
- marble (rock)
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- Chrismon and derived forms ~ symbol of Christ
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- sarcophagi (coffins)
Medium
- Marble
- marble (rock)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- Polo Museale Emilia Romagna
Temporal
- 5th c. AD
Current location
- Sant'Apollinare in Classe
Identifier
- #12385
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-26T15:27:38.573Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-11-22T21:51:38.574Z