id:			132029
accession number:	1954.592
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.592
updated:		2023-03-09 12:47:56.386000

Fish Gem, c. 250–350. Early Christian, Syria(?) or Asia Minor, 3rd-4th Century. Rock crystal; overall: 3.5 x 7.5 cm (1 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1954.592

title:				Fish Gem
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creation date:			c. 250–350
creation date earliest:		250
creation date latest:		350
current location:		104 Late Antiquity
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Early Christian, Syria(?) or Asia Minor, 3rd-4th Century
technique:	rock crystal
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Early Christian
type:		Glyptic
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measurements: Overall: 3.5 x 7.5 cm (1 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	(Vladimir G. Simkhovitch, New York).
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To avoid punishment, early Christians practiced their faith in secret. Images of fish were part of a code developed to refer to Jesus Christ. To those in the know, the Greek word for fish (ICHTHYS), was an acronym for the phrase <em>Iesous Christos Theou Yios Soter</em> which translates as <em>Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.</em>

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