This particular sarcophagus is known as the Dogmatic Sarcophagus, or the "sarcophagus of the two Testaments." Typical of early Christian art, the Magi are depicted wearing Phrygian head coverings, emphasizing their status as foreigners.
Image donated by J. Patout Burns and Robin M. Jensen
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Adoration of the Child; Arrival of the Magi, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51267 [retrieved March 6, 2021]. Original source: Image donated by J. Patout Burns and Robin M. Jensen.
Record Number:
51267
Last Updated: 2021-02-16 19:29:19
Record Created: 2007-05-17 00:00:00
Institution:
Vanderbilt University
Unit: Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition