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 findspot, amulet, height 5.2 cm, width 2.3 cm., The image shows a vertically oriented carved stone object with a rough texture and visible wear; its surface displays carved circular and rounded motif shapes arranged along its length, and the stone appears in shades of gray and darker gray against a pale gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A00_439

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

21.6Mo (1.5Mo) / 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 findspot amulet height 5.2 cm width 2.3 cm image vertically oriented carved stone object rough texture visible wear surface displays carved circular rounded motif shapes arranged length stone shades gray darker gray pale gray background.