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Contributors: Bono, Giovanni  
Title: Mantova, N.° 42 Sarcofago del secolo VI, prospetto. Duomo. Fotografia Premi
Start date: 300
End date: 499
Historical Period: Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description: 

Detail of a Late Antique sarcophagus with relief decorations. The lid has a pitched roof shape and acroteria at the corners. They are decorated with the figure of Christ, flanked by two Apostles. On the front of the lid, in the middle, the “tabula” bears a Nativity scene. Below, a Latin inscription attests that the sarcophagus has been reused in the 16th c. for the blessed Giovanni Bono, who died in 1248. On both sides of the inscription, two scenes present two men, dealing with wild beasts (probably a lion and a dragon). The casket is heavily damaged: the preserved part shows a row of figures moving towards the centre of the composition, on an architectural background.

Place: Duomo di Mantova, Italy  
Languages: Latin
Medium: marble (rock)
Project: BYZART Project  
Fond: UNIBO Zeri Foundation  
Material and technique: carving (processes)
sculpting
incising
Data provider: University of Bologna  
License: 
Appears in Collections:BYZART

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