[564] It will be observed that in this chamber the Good Shepherd occupies the position of prominence and dignity in the compartment over the _arcosolium_, balanced by Daniel in the lions’ den and the three Hebrews in the furnace. On the left hand is a shelf for lamps, magnified in Romish imagination into a credence table for supporting the elements of the eucharist. In the ceiling are _oranti_ and lambs. [565] _Rom. Sott._, p. 268. [566] Burgon. Bosio. History of Jonas 23 11 The Smitten Rock 21 16 Apprehension of Peter 20 14 Miracle of the Loaves 20 14 Giving Sight to the Blind 19 11 Change of Water into Wine 16 8 Raising of Lazarus 16 14 Peter’s Denial 14 8 Daniel in the Lions’ Den 14 7 Paralytic Healed 12 7 Creation of Eve 11 2 Sacrifice of Isaac 11 9 Adoration of the Magi 11 8 Fall of Adam and Eve 14 10 Woman with Issue of Blood 8 9 Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem 6 8 The Good Shepherd 6 9 Noah in the Ark 5 6 Christ before Pilate 5 6 Giving of the Law 4 6 The Three Hebrew Children 4 3 Moses Taking Off his Shoes 2 2 Elias Taken Up to Heaven 2 3 Nativity, with Ox and Ass 1 4 Christ Crowned with Thorns 1 1 It will be seen that there is only one example of Christ crowned with thorns, and in that the harshness is removed by the substitution of a garland of flowers. How different from modern Roman Catholic art, in which the scenes of the passion are endlessly repeated! In pagan sarcophagi we find, instead of these sacred themes, crowded battle-pieces, with processions of warriors, chariots, horses, maskers, mythological groups, vintage scenes, etc. See the sarcophagi of the Empress Helena and of Constantia in the Vatican Museum, and before described. [567] In ecclesia nullatenus sepeliantur, sed in atrio, aut porticu, aut in exedris ecclesiæ.--_Council of Nantes_, can. 6. [568] Chrys., _Hom._ 26, _in_ 2 _Cor._ [569] Numerous Christian sarcophagi have also been found at Arles, Saragossa, Ravenna, Milan, and elsewhere. The name sarcophagus, _flesh-eating_, from σάρξ and φάγω, it is well known, was derived from the supposed quality of the _Lapis Assius_, a stone of Assos in Asia Minor of which they were originally made, of corroding and consuming dead bodies, as ascribed to it by Theophrastus and Pliny.