Fish Gem
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Fish Gem (c. 250–350 CE). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.592

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To avoid punishment, early Christians practiced their faith in secret. Images of fish were part of a code developed to refer to Jesus Christ. To those in the know, the Greek word for fish (ICHTHYS), was an acronym for the phrase Iesous Christos Theou Yios Soter which translates as Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.

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A translucent, pale-colored stonefish sculpture rests on a textured gray surface.

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