We just learned about the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus.
Another famous sculpture is the Archangel Ivory.
This is a carving in ivory of a powerful angel called an archangel holding a scepter, which is like a staff that rulers use, and an imperial orb, which is a ball with a cross on top.
This carving is the right half of something called a diptych, which is almost like the front and back covers of a book that opens, and the carving is on the inside.
Some people think the other half of the diptych was a carving of the emperor, and the archangel was giving him those gifts.
(from: wikipedia - archangel ivory)
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