Funerary Stele with Ankh (Looped Cross) Featuring a Human Face at the Center
Unknown
6th–7th century · Limestone; carved in relief · Islamic Art
The ankh was an ancient Egyptian symbol of eternal life, used in the Byzantine period in Egypt as an alternative form of the cross.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 6th–7th century
- Medium
- Limestone; carved in relief
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1910
