GB 891 SC57
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Fonds
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2018
Four rubbings of the inscription on the Nestorian (Xi'an) Stele, China. This Tang Chinese stele, erected in 781, documents 150 years of early Christianity in China. It is a limestone block 279 centimetres (9 ft 2 in) high with text in both Chinese and Syriac describing the existence of Christian communities in several cities in northern China. The four rubbngs are of:
- Heading - 40 x 40 cm
- Facing front side - 200 x 90 cm
- Left side thickness of the stone - 200 x 30 cm
- Right side thickness of the stone - 200 x 30 cm
With the rubbings is an explanation of them sent by Jacob Ghazarian.
Ghazarian, Jacob