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Greek Lord's Prayer inscribed on a tiled panel – Historic Print

Greek Lord's Prayer inscribed on a tiled panel — historic image
Greek Lord's Prayer inscribed on a tiled panel. Historic image from the Religious collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Greek Lord's Prayer inscribed on a tiled panel, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

Greek Lord's Prayer inscribed on a tiled panel

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Lettered in Greek across a glazed tiled panel, this piece sets the Lord's Prayer in the language of the earliest Christian texts that survive, which is what makes it stand out from the English-language versions that dominate this board. Panels like this were typically made for churches, chapels, or household devotional spaces, where the words were meant to be read as well as recited. Greek inscriptions of the prayer were common in Eastern Orthodox and Greek-speaking communities, and the choice of script often signaled both faith and cultural identity. Tile was a durable, practical medium that let makers display sacred text in a setting meant to last.

Original scan4,266 × 5,810 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi
Reference03279u

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