Bronze pendant: Greek cross with letters (A) Greek text (B)

PP-ID:

PP-4786

Classification:

pendant

Collection ID:

Int-Shick_Gn13

Collection:

Shick Family Collection (Europe – Israel)

Collection Inventory:

Gn13

Material:

bronze

Date:

5th–6th c. AD (J. Franek)

Iconography:

cross

Divine Names & Voces:

Ἰησοῦς; Χριστός; Α–Ω

Bronze, leaf-shaped amulet with a dedicated suspension loop at the top, inscribed on both sides. Minor damage on the lower right side, intact.

Side A: Crux quadrata; the abbreviations ισ and χσ (both with overstrikes) → Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. ‘Jesus Christ’ above, and the letters α and ω (‘Alpha [and] Omega’), likewise with overstrikes, below the vertical bar of the cross.
Side B: At the top, a single horizontal dash; below it, Greek text: εισθεο|σονικω|ντακα|κακυριε|βοηθι|τουφο → εἷς θεὸς ὁ νικῶν τὰ κακά· Κύριε, βοήθι τοῦ φο[ροῦντος]. ‘One God conquering evil. Lord, help the wearer!’

J. Franek
w/ Phoinix-team, 2025

Unpublished.

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2025.08.16 12:55:51

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