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Jonah Swallowed

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Cultural Context

Anatolia, late Roman-early Christian

Date

Creation: 280–90 CE

About the Work

Cleveland Museum of Art Object Description
After disobeying the Lord’s command to proclaim judgment on the city of Nineveh, the Old Testament prophet Jonah was cast into the sea and swallowed by a sea monster. Here, the beast swallows Jonah headfirst.

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Title

Jonah Swallowed

Creator

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Worktype

Sculpture

Cultural Context

Anatolia, late Roman-early Christian

Material

marble

Dimensions

Overall: 50.4 x 15.5 x 26.9 cm (19 13/16 x 6 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.);
height: 0.504metre;
width: 0.155metre;
depth: 0.269metre

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Date

Creation: 280–90 CE

Provenance

(J.J. Klejman, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), ?-1965; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1965-; John L. Severance Fund

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CC0

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