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THBRare Roman Redware Pottery Stamp with Chi-Rho
Lot 72
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Sep 22, 2020
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2020-09-22 12:00:00
2020-09-22 12:00:00
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Featuring Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan & Near Eastern art. If you love the classics, this is the sale for you. All artifacts offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described. In-house shipping for your convenience. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan & Near Eastern art. If you love the classics, this is the sale for you. All artifacts offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described. In-house shipping for your convenience. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Roman Imperial, ca. 4th century CE. A remarkably well preserved redware pottery Roman stamp featuring the reversed symbol of a Chi-Rho, one of the oldest Christograms consisting of the letters X and P, and then narrowing to a point forming a cone-shape on its backside. Hand chiseled with a dotted design throughout, this intricate icon was introduced by Emperor Constantine the Great, who, as legend has it, was instructed by God to use the symbol as his defense during battle and subsequently converted the Roman Empire to the Christian religion. After Constantine's rule, the Chi-Rho was adopted as part of the official Imperial insignia. The A and M shapes shown upside down flanking the symbol's vertical arm are the Greek letters of alpha and omega, another Christian emblem. The version of the Chi Rho including alpha and omega was first used as an imperial monogram by Magentius, a usurper who ruled from 350 to 353 CE. A rare stamp from a pivotal point in Western civilization. Size of Insignia: 1.5" W x 1.375" H (3.8 cm x 3.5 cm)
Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#158621Expected surface wear with minute nicks/chips and earthen deposits to body. Very slight softening to small areas of insignia commensurate with age and/or use. Otherwise, intact and excellent.Condition
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