Head of female figure effaced by Cross and Greek inscription IC XC NHKA (Jesus Christ conquers), Rhodes, Byzantine Collection

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Title:	Head of female figure effaced by Cross and Greek inscription IC XC NHKA (Jesus Christ conquers), Rhodes, Byzantine Collection
Start date:	400
End date:	599
Historical Period:	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description:	Head of female figure effaced by Cross and Christian inscription; originally belonged to a Roman female statue of the 2nd or 1st century BC; cross carved in low relief; in its quarterings the Greek inscription IC XC NHKA (Jesus Christ conquers) was carved, possibly in the 5th or 6th century AD.
Size:	H. 0.25 m. W. 0.20 m.
Place:	Grand Master's Palace, Greece
Languages:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Medium:	marble (rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	OUC Georgios Deligiannakis Archive
Physical type:	statues
Material and technique:	carving (processes)
Data provider:	Open University of Cyprus
License:
Rights holder:	Byzantine Collection, Palace of the Grand Masters, Rhodes
Appears in Collections:	BYZART