A Bread Stamp from Ḥorbat Ma‘on (pp. 31–36)

Authors

• Leah Di Segni

Abstract

A pottery bread stamp was discovered in Stratum IV at Ḥorbat Ma‘on, dated to the end of the Byzantine period. The bread stamp has a disk-shaped base and a round knob handle. The handle top is decorated with a cross and the base of the stamp bears a Greek inscription that reads: “Blessing of (Saint?) Stephen”. The inscription indicates that the stamp was used for preparing buns that were handed out at a church as a memento of a visit to that church. It is proposed that the excavated complex at Ḥorbat Ma‘on included a church of St. Stephen and possibly served as the residence of the bishop of Menois.

Keywords

monastery, church, Christianity, theology, Christ, epigraphy, Eucharist, eulogiae

Recommended Citation

Di Segni, L. 2014. A Bread Stamp from Ḥorbat Ma‘on (pp. 31–36). 'Atiqot 78.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1677

Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol78/iss1/7