Tomb Door

5th-6th century (Late Antique)

80 cm 116.8 cm

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Rock-cut sepulchers, like the one in which Jesus' body was laid according to the Gospels (Mark 15:46), were widespread in the ancient Near East. This slab once closed such a tomb. A number of similar doors discovered in Syria are carved with crosses and with the monogram for "...

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[Found in Syria]; Lloyd and Jeanne Raport, Chevy Chase, Maryland, prior to 1972, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1975, by gift.
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