Lateran Museum - Sculpture - Sarcophagus of the fourth century, figures in high relief under arches, alternately round and triangular, in which Christ is represented in the centre, prophesying Peter's denial of him before the Apostles. Photographer: Unknown
Lateran Museum - Sculpture, fourth century, a very fine and rich example. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
The figures, beautifully carved in high relief, and placed under colonnades, with beautiful capitals, and the columns are enriches with spiral foliage. It is the finest panel of Christian sculpture that is known of that period. In this sarcophagus is represented the Ascension of Christ to Heaven...
Lateran Museum - Sculpture - Sarcophagus of the fourth century, for two persons, of whom the busts are sculptured in the shell in the centre. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
It represents various subjects in the life of Christ. The judgement of Pilate (the figure of Christ is omitted). Abraham sacrificing Isaac, and Moses receiving the Law. Under it Daniel in the Lions' den; the prophets prophesying; Christ and the Apostles preaching to the Jews. This sarcophagus is...
Lateran Museum - Sculpture - Sarcophagus of good style of the fifth century, in shallow sculpture, representing the history of Jonah, the fishing, the shepherd, the Resurrection of Lazarus, S. Peter striking the rock and taken prisoner, and Noah in the Ark. Photographer: Unknown
Lateran Museum - Sculpture - Sarcophagus of the fourth century, representing several subjects of the Old and New Testaments mixed together. Photographer: Unknown
Lateran Museum - Sculpture, in low relief, fourth century. - On the sarcophagus are represented the sacrifice of Abraham - Adam and Eve - and some miracles of Christ. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
On the cover below it, Daniel - the Nativity - the adoration of the Magi - the multiplication of the loaves - the preaching and imprisonment of S. Peter - a female figure reading the Gospel - and a slab with the name of Crispina.'
Lateran Museum - Sculpture - Sarcophagus of the fourth or fifth century, representing some of the Miracles of Christ, and an Orante. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
This was found in the Catacomb of SS. Nereus and Achilleus, and a plaster cast has been left in situ (see Photo No. 1815).'