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Title: 3185 - Roma - Sarcofago Cristiano - Chiesa di S. Prassede - Anderson
Start date: 300
End date: 399
Historical Period: Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description: 

Rome, basilica of St. Praxedes, crypt. Two strigilated sarcophagi, the upper one with a small low-relief of a kantharos at the centre, the lower one with three figurative panels: the lateral ones depict two shepherds carrying a ram (kriophoroi), the central one shows a portrait bust of the deceased within a shell-clipeus. Under the portrait, a small relief with Jonas resting under the vine.

Place: St. Praxedes basilica, Italy  
Languages: No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium: marble (rock)
Project: BYZART Project  
Fond: UNIBO Zeri Foundation  
Physical type: sarcophagi (coffins)
Material and technique: carving (processes)
relief (sculpture techniques)
Data provider: University of Bologna  
License: 
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