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title: Christian Stele from Georgia with Scenes of Christ's Life
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7364/christian-stele-from-georgia-with-scenes-of-christ/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Christian Stele from Georgia with Scenes of Christ's Life

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Christian Stele from Georgia with Scenes of Christ's Life](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7364.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7364.jpg)

## Image Caption

A stele or stonecross depicting scenes from the [New Testament](https://www.worldhistory.org/New_Testament/), including Christ's entry into [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/) (top half of stele) and his baptism (lower half of stele). It was created in Usaneti, located in southern Georgia, between 650-800 CE and is made from stone. The composition of the baptism is particularly interesting, as Christ is represented as a youth and is standing in the baptismal font. This is a rare iconographic image for the early Christian period in Georgia (c. 300-750 CE). (Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, October 03). Christian Stele from Georgia with Scenes of Christ's Life. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7364/christian-stele-from-georgia-with-scenes-of-christ/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Christian Stele from Georgia with Scenes of Christ's Life." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 03, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7364/christian-stele-from-georgia-with-scenes-of-christ/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Christian Stele from Georgia with Scenes of Christ's Life." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Oct 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7364/christian-stele-from-georgia-with-scenes-of-christ/>.

## License & Copyright

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