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Sarcophagus lid
Detail of a sarcophagus lid decorated by a relief: at the corners are acroteria, in the form of male heads; two intermediate narrative scenes: Jonah being swallowed by the pistrix; Jonah resting under the castor bean vine, after being rejected by the sea monster; at the centre, two Erotes holding a rectangular panel, which bears an inlaid decoration (a rectangle surrounded by a geometrical framewo…
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- Jonah is swallowed by a great fish, (sea)monster, whale, dolphin, or the like
- after a three-day sojourn in the belly of the monster Jonah is cast on dry land; Jonah may be shown nude and bald-headed
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- sarcophagi (coffins)
Medium
- Marble
- marble (rock)
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- Jonah is swallowed by a great fish, (sea)monster, whale, dolphin, or the like
- after a three-day sojourn in the belly of the monster Jonah is cast on dry land; Jonah may be shown nude and bald-headed
- 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://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Creation date
- 4th c. AD
Temporal
- Late Roman Period
Identifier
- #2256
Extent
- length 1,94 x height 0,27
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-26T15:35:53.901Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-11-22T21:51:38.574Z