The Sarcophagus of Marcus Claudianus: Detail – the harvest

The figure directly to the left of the decedent's portrait is a man harvesting wheat.  Paired with the vintage on the right, this is possibly a Eucharistic reference.

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Photographed at the site by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.