Limestone funerary stele, cross with wreath
Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens, GreeceMaterial: Limestone
Date range: 6th-7th century AD
Origin: Unknown (likely Byzantine/Early Christian Greece)
This image is a close-up photograph of a section of a limestone funerary stele (tombstone).
The main feature is a cross with four arms of nearly equal length, enclosed within a raised, textured wreath (or garland).
An object, possibly an archaic or stylized letter, is carved in relief just above the right arm of the cross, inside the wreath.
A small, square-cut hole or recess is visible at the very top center of the stone fragment.
Museum label reference: Limestone funerary stele with relief decoration, surmounted by gable. 6th-7th c. BXM 482
Original Text: Επιτύμβια στήλη από ασβεστόλιθο με ανάγλυφη διακόσμηση και αετωματική επίστεψη. 6ος-7ος αι.
Supplementary images:
Close-up of a limestone funerary stele fragment with a relief cross in a wreath
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