Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 92
ixitcouus . . ., mensibus . . . , diebus. . . (V . A . . . M . . . D . . .).From the third century this datum was often given with less pre-cision: Vixit annisplus minvs ... (Q . VIX . AN .P.M. XXX).The name was commonly accompanied by these formulas only ;or also by the name of the person… … Fig. 17. — Sarcophagus from the Vatican cemetery. 64 CEMETERIES earliest adjunct to the mere name which alone marks the tombsof the most primitive period. They were expressed also bythe symbols of the dove, the anchor, the fish, and later by theso-called Constantinian monogram. The three names…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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