Bowl Base with Miracle Scenes, ca. 350–400, Roman or Byzantine, Glass, gold leaf, Overall: Diam. 3/16 x 4 3/16 in. (0.5 x 10.7 cm), Glass-Gold glass, Commemorations of the dead held at the deceased’s tomb focused on bidding farewell to loved ones and praying for the pardon of their sins and for their salvation. The catacombs of Rome—underground burial chambers used by all religions in the late Roman and early Byzantine era—are a particularly rich source of early Christian imagery
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Bowl Base, Miracle Scenes, ca, 350–400, Roman, Byzantine, Glass, gold leaf, Overall, Diam, 3/16 x 4 3/16, 0.5 10.7 cm, Glass-Gold glass, Commemorations, dead held, deceased, tomb focused, bidding farewell, loved ones, praying, pardon, sins, salvation, catacombs, Rome—underground burial, chambers, religions, late Roman, early Byzantine, era—, particularly rich, source, Christian, imagery
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