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Brescia - Civico Museo Cristiano, Lipsanoteca - Arte Paleocristiana del principio del IV sec.

Ivory casket (perhaps a reliquary), bearing relief carvings of scenes from the Old and New Testament, male busts in clipea frames and decorative motifs.

University of Bologna

Northern Italian workshop, possibly of Milan

the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) ivory (material) miracles of Christ: raising of the dead reliquaries Passion of Christ Archaeology after a three-day sojourn in the belly of the monster Jonah is cast on dry land; Jonah may be shown nude and bald-headed Ivory Byzantine (culture and style) miracles of Christ ~ healing the sick Byzantine art story of Jacob carving (processes)

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Title: Brescia - Civico Museo Cristiano, Lipsanoteca - Arte Paleocristiana del principio del IV sec.

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Ivory casket (perhaps a reliquary), bearing relief carvings of scenes from the Old and New Testament, male busts in clipea frames and decorative motifs.

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Lid of the Brescia Casket depicting scenes fron the Passion of Christ: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, the arrest of Christ, the denial of Peter with the crowing cock, Jesus bef...