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In the second half of the fourth century, Christian iconography diversified, with the emergence of new narrative, cyclical and Christocentric forms. This new taste for cycles is apparent in funerary art, as is shown by some private hypogea, discovered in the anonymous catacomb on the Via Latina (Via Dino Compagni). Here the iconography becomes more complex, with subtle expressions of the religious beliefs of the deceased.
The picture shows the hypogeum of Tellus, a personification of the Earth, in the anonymous catacomb on the Via Latina. Tellus is shown in the lunette in the background. Above this, two peacocks are depicted drinking from a kantharos. This motif occurs in both Christian and pagan tombs.
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