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Ravenna, Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Sarcofago dell'arcivescovo Giovanni

Sarcophagus of the Archbishop Giovanni, front: an inscription commemorating the archbishop is framed between three sculpted crosses. A decorative braid motif is depicted on the lid

Providing institution

Museum of Ravenna (opens in new window)

Subject

inscription
the cross ~ symbols of Christ
Byzantine art
Archaeology
Byzantine (culture and style)

Type of object

sarcophagi (coffins)

Medium

marble (rock)