Seal for Eucharistic Wafer (Primary Title)
Bread Stamp with Image of St. Philip (Former Title)

Unknown (Artist)

8th century
Coptic
bronze
Overall: 4 1/8 in. (10.48 cm)
66.29.2
Not on view
Specially marked bread was blessed and distributed to worshippers on days or at places special to individual saints. This stamp was used for the feast day of St. Philip. The buildings on either side of the figure of the saint may be his tomb and memorial church.
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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