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Sarcophagi Duo Marmorei in Vaticani Reperti

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Page 93 from the book "De Roma Sotterranea" ("Rome Underground"), by Antoine Bosio. With an engraving depicting two sarcophagi; the top sarcophagus is decorated with relief carvings of Biblical scenes, including Jonah flung into the sea and Jonah under the gourd-vine; the bottom sarcophagus is decorated with a wavelike motif and a symbol incorporating the letter P. Italian text printed above and below describes the figure.

Watermark in paper; a rectangular shieldlike form with what may be an animal motif.

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