2022-07-162022-07-16SPG99.06https://hdl.handle.net/10177/20374This architectural relief fragment features typically ambiguous Early Christian iconography inherited from the period when Christianity was a banned and persecuted religion. The motifs include a highly stylized bird (possibly a dove representing the Holy Spirit) and two crossed disguised within acceptable Greek motifs- a palmette design on the left and interlaced fretwork on the right. The fragment probably comes from a church, possibly from the side of an arched doorway or the wall above an altar or shrine.SculptureLimestoneFor use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html