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Title:Christ as Peacock on Roman Sarcophagus
Notes:A relief of peacock as a symbol of eternal life in Christ on a Roman sarcophagus from the late third century
Building:British Museum
Object/Function:Sarcophagus
Material:Stone
City/Town:London
Country:United Kingdom
Lectionary links:AEast07
General Subject:Peacock
Library of Congress Subject:Christian art and symbolism -- To 500
ICONCLASS Number:11D131
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Copyright Source:Prof. Patout J. Burns
Copyright Permission:Permission for non-commercial use with the attribution
Attribution:Christ as Peacock on Roman Sarcophagus, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=31657 [retrieved April 26, 2024]. Original source: Prof. Patout J. Burns.
Record Number:31657 Last Updated: 2022-07-07 15:30:51 Record Created: 2003-07-18 00:00:00
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition