Elijah ascends to Heaven on the Chariot of Fire before Elisha’s Eyes. Fragment of a sarcophagus side (?).
Marble.3rd—4th cent. CE. Inv. No. 31488 (ex 151 A).Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian MuseumPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy
Elijah ascends to Heaven on the Chariot of Fire before Elisha’s Eyes. Fragment of a sarcophagus side (?).
Marble.
3rd—4th cent. CE.
3rd—4th cent. CE.
Inv. No. 31488 (ex 151 A).
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius Christian Museum
(Roma, Musei Vaticani, Museo Pio Cristiano).
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