Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 71
lncida, the same method ofaccommodating the tombs, the samedecoration in paint and plaster; andj^^ ^^ ^^^@1 in general, except for the presence of^^ Jewish formulas and symbols and forthe absence of Christian, one would seeno reason to distinguish them fromChristian cemeteries of the Roman type.… … Fig. 9. — Lead coffin from Saida,Phoenicia. Fourth century. WOE SHIP IX THE CATACOMBS 43 is not unreasonable to credit in particular a considerable influ-ence to the memory of the rock-hewn tomb in which the bodyof our Lord was laid. We must recognize that the Christian catacombs when com-pared…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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