The "Traditio Legis" on a Paleo-Christian Sarcophagus
Circa 359
Detail from the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Museum of St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican
A young and beardless Christ gives scrolls to two disciples. Neither of the disciples has the traditional features that identify St. Peter and St. Paul. Christ's left foot is on a canopy held up by Caelus, "the sky."
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Source: Dr. Rozmeri Basic, University of Oklahoma