Bread Stamp
Unknown
500–900 · Fired ceramic · Medieval Art
When pressed into a loaf of uncooked bread, the stamp would have left the mark “Jesus Christ Victorious.” Bread identified by such stamps was used for the consecrated bread in the Divine Liturgy (Eucharist).
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 500–900
- Medium
- Fired ceramic
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Estate of Lawrence J. Majewski, 1999
