Jordan: dawn of
christianity
Reliquary
Z02-062-J2002
6th Century AD – Stone – 20x11x5cm
A Reliquary decorated with a cross, dating to the 6th century AD, discovered in Jerash. A beautifully crafted chest designed to preserve and display relics for veneration (Relics are physical remains or items associated with saints, martyrs, or Christ e.g., bones, pieces of clothing, or fragments of the True Cross)
Discovered at Jerash
On Loan From Jordan Archaeological Museum
