An antique Eastern Roman Empire Byzantine bronze cross shaped bread stamp with two words on Greek letters, each within the general thick border. The word across translated as Blessing and the word down is Lord, so together they reads as Blessings Lord. Featuring the design for the Prosphoron Eucharist ceremonies. Bread stamps have been used throughout the Old World, particularly the Mediterranean and Near East, since the emergence of Greco Roman culture. They were used for religious, magical, economic, and identification purposes. For example, in classical Greece, bread would be stamped when it was used in a ritual performance or as offerings. Circa the 7th century AD. Antique Bronze Bread Stamps And Religious Collectibles.

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