bone plate

MAC GIR-014864

Object type plaque

Culture/period Roman

Materials bone

Technique carving

Mint

Production date 350 / 450

Seu Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona

Current location MASPG

Archaeological site Ciutadella de Roses: factoria romana de salaons de peix

Township Roses (Alt Empordà)

Dimensions 71 x 35 x 3 mm

Description

Bone plate with a symbol formed by two curves that are joined to make the outline of a fish. Before the cross, this was the symbol which identified the early Christians. The figure of the Christian fish represented the "resurrection of Jesus Christ."

Omeka ID 262