© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 262
Ciutadella de Roses: factoria romana de salaons de peix
Roman

bone plate

MAC GIR-014864

Object type
plaque
Production date
350 / 450
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Culture
Roman
Discovery location
Ciutadella de Roses: factoria romana de salaons de peix
Materials
bone
Township
Roses (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Technique
carving
Where is it?
MASPG
Dimensions
71 x 35 x 3 mm
Description
Bone plate with a symbol formed by two curves that are joined to make the outline of a fish. Before the cross, this was the symbol which identified the early Christians. The figure of the Christian fish represented the "resurrection of Jesus Christ."