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| Keywords: Byzantine - Chrismon Lamp - Walters 482569 - Three Quarter.jpg 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 Christian symbols to refer to Christ as the symbolic light of the world century 4 Late Antique terracotta cm 3 3 10 6 6 5 accession number 48 2569 32928 Pete N Nickolas Helios Old World Antiquities Westminster Maryland by purchase Walters Art Museum 1987 by purchase Museum purchase 1987 place of origin North Africa Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Decorative and applied arts of Byzantine Empire Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ancient Roman oil lamps in the United States | ||||
