The
Sarcophagus of Marcus Claudianus
Detail: The Decedent, Marcus
Claudianus
Unlike the rest of the sarcophagus front,
the upper right is mainly classical in inspiration rather than
Christian, with the possible exception of the choice of motifs of
harvest and vintage in the areas left
and right of this detail
respectively. (It is wheat that is being harvested, so one might
see a reference to bread and wine, to the Eucharistic banquet, and thus
to the hoped-for heavenly destination of the decedent.)
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Photographed at the
site by Richard Stracke
