. The Open court . st of the scenes on the sarcophagus can be easily , as in most of the Christ-representations of this type, Jesus canalways be distinguished from other characters by the scroll he carriesin his hand. In the center of the upper row Christ is enthroned be-tween the apostles Peter and Paul. His feet rest on the personi-fication of the vault of heaven. Underneath, Christ is passing fromJericho to Jerusalem. We see the head of Zacchgeus in the syca-more tree among the branches, while some other person is spreadingout a mantle on the pathway. To the right of this gro
. The Open court . st of the scenes on the sarcophagus can be easily , as in most of the Christ-representations of this type, Jesus canalways be distinguished from other characters by the scroll he carriesin his hand. In the center of the upper row Christ is enthroned be-tween the apostles Peter and Paul. His feet rest on the personi-fication of the vault of heaven. Underneath, Christ is passing fromJericho to Jerusalem. We see the head of Zacchgeus in the syca-more tree among the branches, while some other person is spreadingout a mantle on the pathway. To the right of this group we seeDaniel in the lions den, and to the left Adam and Eve after thefall. In the upper row in the left comer is the scene where Abrahamis prevented from sacrificing Isaac, by his side the lamb which isto serve as a substitute. In the upper right-hand corner is Christ 26 THE OPEN COURT. offering to wash Peters feet. The next niche seems to representChrist on his way to Emmaus between the two disciples. In scenes. THE OF JUNIUS the Vatican. of the passion, as for instance in the second group from the left inthe upper row, Christ is bearded.
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