About this objectCarved ivory panel, originally one side of a casket, showing two Marys at the tomb of Jesus, with the sleeping soldiers beneath. The lower panels in the door of the tomb show Mary and Martha.
Date Made420-430
PeriodLate Roman
Place MadeRome
Subject and Association KeywordsOrigins
Subject and Association DescriptionLearn More: Buckton 1994, Elsner et al 2017, McGown 2013, Spier et al 2007.