Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Lives of Saint Peter and Christ, early 300s, with modern restoration, Roman, Marble, 26 1/2 × 83 1/2 × 24 3/8 in. (67.3 × 212.1 × 61.9 cm), Sculpture-Stone, The sarcophagus was carved about the time when Christianity was first recognized as a legal faith within the Roman Empire. The two legendary scenes of the Miracle of Saint Peter Drawing Water from a Rock in His Jail Cell and Saint Peter’s Arrest in Rome, crisply carved in powerful, deep relief at the left, are among the earliest surviving images depicting Peter’s special relationship with Rome
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