Légende

Christian amulet with Greek inscription. Limestone amulet in the shape of an elongated hexagon. There is text in Greek on the sides and on the bottom. On the upper edge, there is a protrusion with a hole drilled through it, most likely used to attach a strap or chain. The letters on the five mentioned edges form a coherent inscription in Greek with magical meaning. 2nd–3rd century, Miletus place of finding. Amulet. Height 5.2 cm, width 2.3 cm., A vertically oriented stone object with a rough texture and a rectangular lower portion topped by an irregular upper section with a rounded hole near the top; the surface shows carved shallow grooves forming angular shapes and incised lines; the stone displays a range of grayscale tones from light gray to dark gray with midtone variations; the background is a uniform pale gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A00_438

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

21.6Mo (1.1Mo) / 18.0cm x 30.0cm / 2126 x 3543 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Christian amulet Greek inscription Limestone amulet shape elongated hexagon text Greek sides bottom upper edge protrusion hole drilled attach strap chain letters five mentioned edges form coherent inscription magical meaning 2nd–3rd century Miletus place finding Amulet Height 5.2 cm width 2.3 cm vertically oriented stone object rough texture rectangular lower portion topped irregular upper section rounded hole near top surface carved shallow grooves forming angular shapes incised lines stone displays range grayscale tones light gray dark gray midtone variations background uniform pale gray.