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Christian tombstone with a Syrian epitaph

12th – 14th centuries AD.

UNESCO Almaty

UNESCO Almaty

Stone on a rounded dark surface, an equal-pointed cross is carved in the centre; all four ends have triangular grooves; from the bottom a pin is shown extending into a rectangular base. On three sides there is a syrographic inscription.

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  • Title: Christian tombstone with a Syrian epitaph
  • Date Created: 12th – 14th centuries AD.
  • Location Created: Kara-Dzhigach, Chuy Region
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 22 cm., W. 19 cm., D. 6 cm.
  • Subject Keywords: Kara-Dzhigach, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan, Stone, Silk Roads, Nestorian Christianity, Syrography
  • Medium: Stone
UNESCO Almaty

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