Ravenna, Basilica di San Vitale, Altare a cassa

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Title:	Ravenna, Basilica di San Vitale, Altare a cassa
Start date:	500
End date:	599
Historical Period:	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description:	The design of the altar front presents a Latin cross between two lambs. Two crowns (or lamps) hang from two garlands. In the nineteenth century it was placed in the mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Place:	Basilica of San Vitale, Italy
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium:	marble (rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	Biblioteca Classense Corrado Ricci Archive
Physical type:	altars (religious fixtures)
Material and technique:	sculpting
Data provider:	Museum of Ravenna
License:	All rights reserved
Rights holder:	Ravenna Diocese
Appears in Collections:	BYZART