499613 Jonah Under the Gourd Vine, 280-290 (marble) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); 32.3x46.3x18 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: After disobeying the Lord??? command to proclaim judgment on the city of Nineveh, the Old Testament prophet Jonah was cast into the sea, swallowed by a sea monster, and ultimately cast ashore. When asked a second time, Jonah obeyed the Lord but became displeased when the city was spared. After pleading for Nineveh??? destruction, Jonah left the city and rested in the shadow of a large gourd vine. The Lord, however, made the vine wither, exposing Jonah to the burning sun. ); John L. Severance Fund; out of copyright.