While damaged, the hand of God is recognizable staying the knife of Abraham. Known as the "Akedah."This particular sarcophagus is known as the Two Brothers Sarcophagus.
Image donated by J. Patout Burns and Robin M. Jensen
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Sacrifice of Isaac, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51243 [retrieved July 3, 2022]. Original source: Image donated by J. Patout Burns and Robin M. Jensen.
Record Number:
51243
Last Updated: 2021-08-18 11:18:36
Record Created: 2007-05-17 00:00:00
Institution:
Vanderbilt University
Unit: Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition