Front of a marble sarcophagus with facing peacocks

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Title:	Front of a marble sarcophagus with facing peacocks
Start date:	400
End date:	499
Historical Period:	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description:	Front of an Early Byzantine marble sarcophagus, probably of Ravennate production, reused as an altar front. The relief decoration features a Christogram in a clipeus in the middle, flanked by two symmetrical peacocks and two blooming trees (or branches). Two stylized semi-columns with Corinthian capitals at the corners.
Place:	Ranchio, 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:
Rights holder:	St. Barthelemy parish church, Ranchio
Appears in Collections:	BYZART