A jar decorated by engraving of 3 fishes and an inscribed word: “Dios” (in Latin: God, Lord). The fish was the earliest symbol of Christianity. It is most probable that this item contains the earliest appearance of the word “Dios” anywhere. The 6th century AD. The Byzantine period – The Biblical Archaeology Institutive

A jar decorated by engraving of 3 fishes and an inscribed word: “Dios” (in Latin: God, Lord). The fish was the earliest symbol of Christianity. It is most probable that this item contains the earliest appearance of the word “Dios” anywhere. The 6th century AD. The Byzantine period

Site item id

20769

Collection name

Oded Golan Collection

Item period

Byzantine era