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| Keywords: Syrian - Tomb Door - Walters 265.jpg Rock-cut sepulchers like the one in which Jesus' body was laid according to the Gospels Mark 15 46 were widespread in the ancient Near East This slab once closed such a tomb A number of similar doors discovered in Syria are carved with crosses and with the monogram for Christ The decoration of this one has no explicitly religious symbols and simply copies the ornamentation of doors made of wood and of cast bronze The hole in the lower left side was used as a handle for opening and closing the door century 5 6 Late Antique pink basalt cm 116 8 80 accession number 26 5 18642 Found in Syria Lloyd and Jeanne Raport Chevy Chase Maryland prior to 1972 by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Lloyd and Jeanne Raport 1975 place of origin Syria Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Reliefs from Syria Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
