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The Iconography of the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus: Neofitus Iit Ad Deum
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Full Title:
The Iconography of the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus: Neofitus Iit Ad Deum
Contributors:
By (Author) Elizabeth Struthers Malbon
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Sculpture
Installation art
Dewey:
733.50937
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
304
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
595g
Description
Carved for a Roman city prefect who was a newly baptized Christian at his death, the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus is not only a magnificent example of "the fine style" of mid-fourth-century sculpture but also a treasury of early Christian iconography clearly indicating the Christianization of Rome--and the Romanization of Christianity. Whereas most
