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Summary
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Unknown artist
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English:
Chi Rho symbol, detail from a mensa (altar stone). Limestone, third quarter of the 4th century. From Khirbet Um El’Amad, Algeria.
Français :
Chrisme, détail d'une mensa (pierre d'autel). Calcaire, troisième quart du IVe siècle. Provenance : Kherbet Oum el Ahdam, Algérie.
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| Dimensions | H. 1.27 m (4 ft. 1 ¾ in.), W. 1.32 m (4 ft. 3 ¾ in.), D. 0.3 m (11 ¾ in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon wing, ground floor, room 28
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| Accession number |
Ma 3023 (MNC 1287)
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| Credit line | Excavated by August Audollent and Joseph Letaille; gift, 1890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Jastrow (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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