No 4D

Location: On the balustrade of the first sector, to the left of the so-called "Empress's Lodge".

Material: Marble surface, 6th century.

Dimensions: Height 5.6 cm, width 3.6 cm.

Condition: Half-erased, but clearly distinguishable.

Technique: Incised.

Description: Contour drawing of a "patriarchal" cross erected on a rectangular pedestal.

Attribution: A symbolic representation of the Throne of God.

Publications: none.

Commentary: This incised motif depicts a Latin cross with two transverse arms on a stepped base, symbolizing Calvary Hill. It represents a well-known iconographic type in which the extremely schematic, square-shaped 'Golgotha' can be interpreted most likely as a symbolic representation of the Throne of God.

Date: Unknown.