Rome, St. Sabina's basilica. Panel from the wooden entrance door of the narthex - Cesare Faraglia Fotografo, Via Messina 14 (Fuori Porta Pia)

Rome, St. Sabina's basilica. Panel from the wooden entrance door of the narthex - Cesare Faraglia Fotografo, Via Messina 14 (Fuori Porta Pia)

Format

TIFF

Start date

421

End date

440

Historical period

Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period

Description

Panel from the wooden entrance door of the narthex. Several interpretations of the iconography on the panel: the Annunciation of the Birth of John the Baptist to Zacharias inside the Temple/Triumph of the Christian Emperor/Ultimate Adventus of Christ/Appointment of Peter of Illyria as bishop in front of St. Sabina's basilica (detail, top-left)