Pictured is the left end of the narthex of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere. A narthex is an antechamber at the western entrance of some early Christian churches, separated off by a railing. On the wall is a large collection of pagan and early Christian inscriptions 3rd century, and some fragments of 9th century sculpture as well as medieval frescoes. A sarcophagus with a relief of a lion is on the right side. To the left another sarcophagus and above a medieval fresco of the Annunciation.