Ancient christian art

Long hair and a beard, sandals and a robe. Everyone knows what Jesus looked like. Or do they?

Anchor joined with two fishes The anchor gave the early underground Christians the possibility to show their prominent symbol "the cross" hidden in an anchor. Anchor - Rome, Catacombs of St Domitilla [150-200 AD] Facsimile earlychurchhistory

Photo about Jesus Christ, a Byzantine mosaic in the interior of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. Image of hagia, book, bible - 772241

Our friend Chris discovered these in an old Bible in Fordland and we have been using them ever since

An introduction to early Christian symbolism: a series of compositions from fresco-paintings, glasses, and sculptured sarcophagi 1885