Left side of a "City-Gate" sarcophagus with the scene of the "Traditio Legis" on the front and with Old Testament scenes: the Ascension of Elijah and Moses Receiving the Tables of the Law.
Right side of a "City-Gate" sarcophagus with the scene of the "Traditio Legis" on the front. Representation of the Sacrifice of Isaac; four male figures with scrolls
This is the only near-complete leaf of an imperial diptych to have come down to us. The ivory was composed of five separate elements. Here, only the right-hand plaque is missing. The centre of the diptych is occupied by a carving in high relief of…