The
Sarcophagus of Marcus Claudianus
Detail: The Arrest of Peter
Peter is taken away by two soldiers in pillbox hats. On the left,
the person pointing to Peter is most likely Herod, who orders his
arrest in Acts 12. Or possibly the rolled-up scroll in his hands
signifies that he is the high priest who orders all the apostles
imprisoned in Acts 5. A person with a similar curly beard also
looks on in this scene in a
sarcophagus in the Metropolitan Museum.
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Photographed at the
site by Richard Stracke
