Bennett, Charles Wesley, 1828-1891 · New York, Phillips · leaf 165
s given in Bosioswoik, cannot, however, bedoubted. A fresco ofthe same scene is likewisefound in the catacomb ofSS. Nereus and Achilles.At a somewhat later date,likewise, it reappears onsome of the sarcophagi ofAries. The two mainfigures and their actionare understood withoutdifficulty. Plainly the… … EARLY CHRISTIAN SCULPTURE. 133 ground, and of tlie bear in the lower right hand corner, is not so man-ifest. Some have suggested tliat herein might be a reference to thechihlren Avho mocked the prophet, and to the instrument of their fear-ful punishment. Tlie other sarcopliagus in Rome which…
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