Stock Photo: Porphyry Baptismal Font

Porphyry

Image Details

Photo ID
5770
Title
Porphyry Baptismal Font
Caption
Baptistery just inside the entrance to the basilica, where a porphyry cover from a 4th-century sarcophagus is reused as the baptismal font. It previously covered the tomb of emperor Otho II (973-983) in the Vatican Grottoes.
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Date Created
July 17, 2006
Date Added
May 25, 2010
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Coordinates
41.9021810° N, 12.4533460° E
Camera
NIKON D50
Focal Length
24 mm
File Size
2.78 MB
Full Resolution
2872 x 1929 pixels

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