Milano. Chiesa di S. Lorenzo (cappella di S. Aquilino). Sarcofago: fronte. (Foto Soprintendenza alle Antichità della Lombardia)

Front face of a marble sarcophagus, traditionally called “sarcophagus of Galla Placidia”. The decoration is framed in architectural structures with columns, as in a temple. Some branches in the central field (forming a decorative circle with ornaments and images of vine, dove and ansate cross), come out from a vase. At the sides a cross with handle features a dove flying down.

Chronological details: 3rd-6th c. AD