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Source Description
According to the Gospel of John, Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, fell ill and died while Jesus was away teaching. When Jesus returned, he called to Lazarus to come forth from the dead, as seen here in the doorway of a temple-like tomb. This bowl, with stamped relief decorations, is part of a group of terracotta objects produced in North Africa as an inexpensive substitute for more precious metal vessels.
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Document identity
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11491
label
Bowl with Raising of Lazarus
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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11491
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Bowl with Raising of Lazarus
description
According to the Gospel of John, Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, fell ill and died while Jesus was away teaching. When Jesus returned, he called to Lazarus to come forth from the dead, as seen here in the doorway of a temple-like tomb. This bowl, with stamped relief decorations, is part of a group of terracotta objects produced in North Africa as an inexpensive substitute for more precious metal vessels.
provenance
L. Alexander Wolfe, Jerusalem, by purchase; Sale [Auction XXIII], Frank Sternberg, Zurich, November 20, 1989, no. 403; Walters Art Museum, 1989, by purchase.
date
4th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
bowls (vessels)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.8
height
18.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/8 x Diam: 7 3/16 in. (4.8 x 18.2 cm)
Source extras
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Early Christian
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terracotta
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6191
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ROM
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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