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Illustration
Fish-shaped brooches. Gold, silver, with almandine (a precious stone) and glass inlays. c. 500 CE. Bülach. Canton of Zurich.
In early Christianity, the fish was used as a secret sign of identification amongst believers. The Greek word for fish, “ichthus”, is made up of the first letters of the words in the phrase “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour” in Greek.
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Museum, S. N. (2019, January 21). Fish-Shaped Brooches. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9882/
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Museum, Swiss N. "Fish-Shaped Brooches." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 21, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/9882/.
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Museum, Swiss N. "Fish-Shaped Brooches." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 21 Jan 2019. Web. 24 Apr 2019.