Légende

Limestone Christian amulet in the shape of an elongated hexagon with Greek inscription. Text in Greek on the sides and on the bottom; letters on five edges form a coherent inscription with magical meaning. Protrusion with a drilled hole on the upper edge, likely used to attach a strap or chain. Date: 2nd–3rd century . Place of finding: Miletus. Function: amulet. Dimensions: height 5.2 cm, width 2.3 cm. Maker/creator: unknown., A roughly rectangular stone object with a textured, weathered surface and a small rounded hole near the top, showing carved shallow grooves and raised ridges on its face; the stone appears in shades of gray with darker and lighter gray variations across its uneven surface, set against a pale gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A00_440

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

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

Mots clés

Limestone Christian amulet shape elongated hexagon Greek inscription Text Greek sides bottom letters five edges form coherent inscription magical meaning Protrusion drilled hole upper edge attach strap chain Date 2nd–3rd century Place finding Miletus Function amulet Dimensions height 5.2 cm width 2.3 cm Maker creator unknown roughly rectangular stone object textured weathered surface small rounded hole near top showing carved shallow grooves raised ridges face stone shades gray darker lighter gray variations across uneven surface set pale gray background.