Chrismon Lamp
This terracotta lamp displays the superimposed Greek letters Chi (X) and Rho (P), the monogram of Christ. These initials form a symbol that serves as an invocation, or appeal, for his divine protection. People used clay oil lamps to light their homes and, when decorated with C...
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Artifact
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32928
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object
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normalized
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provenance
Pete N. Nickolas (""Helios Old World Antiquities""), Westminster, Maryland, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1987, by purchase.
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CC0
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en
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2
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import
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