Here are some pics of ancient depictions of the fish (much less stylized than today's bumper version) from the catacombs of Rome:
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rRCIgMSen9YReSvl6-g5kjKnixhGtuWOPzFtjysMRTHsKp5sWDkCw4EpspHq9ry9xXHn7QRozhfs4d7uH7ptONOFSsx5Ux4U-aiGUiSbx-MUsfal1uDuBj9jcei8cMc77DLjP3NrMpU/s400/chi-rho_fish_anchor.jpg)
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The fish and anchor is from the Catacomb of St. Domitilla; the anchor, fish, and Chi-Rho is from St. Sebastian; and the color fish with loaves (obviously depicting the famous miracle from the gospels) is from St. Callixtus.
Finally, here are some fish from the mosaic of a third or fourth-century church floor from Megiddo (just discovered in 2005):
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1 comment:
clearly this is pisces
http://freethoughtnation.com/jesus-christ-avatar-of-the-age-of-pisces/
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