Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodorus

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DC Field	Value
dc.contributor.contributor	Theodorus of Ravenna
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-20T12:20:42Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-20T12:20:42Z
dc.date.end	499
dc.date.start	400
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14008/328
dc.description	<p>Early-Byzantine sarcophagus re-used at the end of the 7th c. AD to deposit the body of Theodorus, Archbishop of Ravenna. It features a vaulted lid bearing apocalyptic crosses and a Christogram surrounded by wreaths. The front of the casket is decorated in the middle with a Christogram on clipeus. The sides depict a symmetric composition of peacocks, vine scrolls and doves at the bottom. The sides of the lid and the casket feature a similar pattern, with a cross at the centre, surrounded by blooming scrolls, doves and rosettes. The lid along the front margin bears a Latin inscription, remembering the deceased.</p>
dc.format.medium	marble (rock)
dc.language.iso	lat
dc.source	https://cmc.byzart.eu/items/show/297/
dc.title	Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodorus
dc.type	image
dc.type.materialandtechnique	carving (processes)
dc.type.materialandtechnique	relief (sculpture techniques)
dc.type.physical	sarcophagi (coffins)
dc.rights.license	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.relation.fond	UNIBO Zeri Foundation
dc.coverage.temporalperiod	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
dc.contributor.provider	AMSHistorica - University of Bologna
dc.contributor.intermediateprovider	BYZART Project
dc.contributor.dataprovider	University of Bologna
dc.relation.place	Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Italy
dc.subject.iconclass	http://iconclass.org/25F35%28PEACOCK%29
dc.type.magbiblevel	m
dc.relation.project	BYZART Project
dc.type.coar	Resource Types::image::still image
item.treefondsroot	BYZART. Byzantine art and archaeology
item.grantfulltext	open
item.fulltext	With Fulltext
item.cerifentitytype	Products
item.coartype	still image
item.openairecristype	http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_c513
item.openairetype	image
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