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Brescia - Civico Museo Cristiano, Lipsanoteca - Arte Paleocristiana del principio del IV sec.

Ivory casket (perhaps a reliquary), bearing relief carvings of scenes from the Old and New Testament, male busts in clipea frames and decorative motifs.

  • Northern Italian workshop, possibly of Milan
  • http://iconclass.org71P41
  • the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)
  • Passion of Christ
  • miracles of Christ ~ healing the sick
  • miracles of Christ: raising of the dead
  • story of Jacob
  • the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron
  • after a three-day sojourn in the belly of the monster Jonah is cast on dry land; Jonah may be shown nude and bald-headed
  • Byzantine art
  • Archaeology
  • Byzantine (culture and style)
  • reliquaries
  • ivory (material)