Terracotta Tomb Plaque, 400–800, Spanish, Terracotta, Overall: 13 1/8 x 8 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (33.3 x 21.6 x 6 cm), Ceramics, This plaque is thought to be a cover for a niche in a columbarium, or communal tomb. The Christogram--the monogram for Christ's name formed from the first two letters of his name in Greek (x and p), identifies the deceased as Christian
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Terracotta Tomb Plaque, 400–800, Spanish, Terracotta, Overall, 13 1/8 x 8 1/2 2 3/8, 33.3 21.6 6 cm, Ceramics, plaque, thought, cover, niche, columbarium, communal tomb, Christogram, monogram, Christ, name formed, first two, letters, name, Greek, x, p, identifies, deceased, Christian
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