Anonymous. Sarcophagus tank. Molded plaster. VIIIth century. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Sarcophagus tank completely decorated. Head panel in a chrism whose branches are palms inside two circular burden of wolf teeth. Malta cross base in a double hatched circle. Longitudinal panel right inside five compartments and from left to right, cross of Saint André, two compartments divided into six triangles, checkerboard, finally bird silhouette surmounted by a small stylized character with, on the right, a palm ( ). Left longitudinal panel inside five compartments, from left to right, human silhouette
Anonymous. Sarcophagus tank. Molded plaster. VIIIth century. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Sarcophagus tank completely decorated. Head panel in a chrism whose branches are palms inside two circular burden of wolf teeth. Malta cross base in a double hatched circle. Longitudinal panel right inside five compartments and from left to right, cross of Saint André, two compartments divided into six triangles, checkerboard, finally bird silhouette surmounted by a small stylized character with, on the right, a palm ( ). Left longitudinal panel inside five compartments, from left to right, human silhouette and malta cross, in a double cerle in wolf teeth, crossbar and fish edges, two compartments subdivided by crosses of Saint André and separated by A palm, finally Malta cross in a double circle with wolf teeth. Interesting and exceptional partition, the reverse of the straight longitudinal wall of the tank has a hollow molded decor with bird silhouette docking a malta cross in a double Certle Hachurated. Tank, mold plaster, sarcophagus, archeological vestige
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Keywords: archeologique, cuve, moule, platre, sarcophage, vestige
