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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/360/366-178.jpg
Title	Sarcophagus with philosopher, orant, and Old and New Testament scenes.
Date	270?
Cultural Context	Ancient Roman Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period	Roman (ancient Italian style) Late Antique Early Christian
Theme	Sculpture (visual work) Sarcophagi (coffins) Coffins Burials Ceremonial containers Containers (receptacles) Funerary art Funerary sculpture Reliefs (sculptures) Panels (ornament areas) Religious art Scenes (depictions) Narrative (artistic device) Narratives (document genres) Narrative cycles Storytelling Christianity Bible Bible stories Symbols Symbolism (artistic concept) Baptisms Figurative art Figures (representations) Men (male humans) Women Prophets Religious (people) Orants Philosophers Shepherds Herdsmen Children (people by age group) Youth Boys Nudes (representations) Nudity Costume (mode of fashion) Drapery (representations) Front views Three-quarter views Oblique views Profiles (figures) Gesture Prayers Standing Sitting Reading Scrolls (information artifacts) Animals Domestic animals Sheep Rams (animals) Whales Fish Sailing vessels Sailing ships Ships Watercraft Vehicles (transportation) Canopies (structural elements) Seating furniture Furniture Rivers Trees Vegetation
Subject	Sculpture Sarcophagi Coffins Death & burial Containers Storytelling Christianity Biblical events Symbols Baptisms Men Women Prophets People associated with religion Philosophers People associated with education & communication Shepherds Herders Boys Children Youth Nudes Muscles Clothing & dress Gestures Prayer Lifting & carrying Standing Sitting Reading Scrolls (Visual works) Animals Sheep Whales Aquatic animals Sea monsters Fish Sailing ships Ships Vessels Vehicles Canopies Seating furniture Furniture Rivers Trees
People Pictured	Jonah (Biblical prophet) Jesus Christ Good Shepherd
Location Depicted	Jordan River
Material	Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Measurements	1' 11 1/4" x 7' 2"
Technique	Sculpting Carving (processes) Relief (sculpture techniques)
Work Type	Sculpture Sarcophagi Coffins Reliefs (sculptures)
Repository	Santa Maria Antiqua (Rome, Italy)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (fig.20-19, p.304)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Darius Arya.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 366-178.jpg
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