Hanging with Christian Images, 500s. Creator: Unknown
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Hanging with Christian Images, 500s. Creator: Unknown
Hanging with Christian Images, 500s. The significance of this rare hanging with Christian symbols outweighs its fragmentary condition. It likely served as a decorative wall hanging in a church or a home. Beneath the entablature of the arch decorated with interlacing bands stand three young men dressed in tunics, their arms raised. They may represent the three Hebrews who refused to worship a golden idol, and when cast into the fiery furnace, remained unharmed due to Gods deliverance (Daniel 3:19-30). Above them is a Christogram formed by the first two letters of Christs name in Greek, X (chi) and P (rho), flanked by the letters alpha and omega. Beneath the arch, an ankh, an ancient Egyptian symbol of life, is framed by two birds. Another Christogram appears above the arch between two peacocks. The significance of the combined use of these images and symbols lies in their invocation of Christs redemptive and life-giving power
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