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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Stein des Ursicinus Alternative Name: Grabstein des UrsicinusCountry: Germany Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Bonn
Latitude: 50.733400N Longitude: 7.099614E
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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The Stein des Ursicinus is a stone with an ancient cross in Bonn (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany).
The stone was found during excavations at the Münsterkirche Bonn in 1929. It marked the grave of Ursicinus ("TETVLO URSICIN[I"), which dates from the 8th century AD. However, the stone itself stems from the 5th century AD. Before it was reused as grave stone, it had intially served as part of a column.
The sandstone measures 53 cm x 59 cm. The central motive is a christogram, which consists of Chi and Rho (for Christos) as well as Alpha and Omega (for the beginning and the end).
The stone is displayed in the LVR Rheinisches LandesMuseum Bonn.
Literature:
[01] Feldbusch, H.: Christusmonogramm. In: Reallexikon zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte, Bd. III (1953).
[02] Zehnder, F.G.: Das Rheinische Landesmuseum Bonn. Die Neun Themen. Führer des Rheinischen Landesmuseums Bonn (2003).
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