Early Modern Chi-Rho Ring Collection mirrored this strategy

mirrored this strategy

including depictions of mythological figures

For many veterans

Pilgrims visiting important shrines might also acquire rings or other small objects marked with Christograms as tokens of their journey and devotion

a famous figure from Greek mythology known as one of the Gorgons

Early Modern Chi-Rho Ring Collection mirrored this strategyDate: c. 17th 18th Century Weight: 8. 48 grams Size: 8. 25 (U. S.) Q (U. K.) History of the Artifact Dated to the later Middle Ages, this silver rings bezel is decorated with an incuse Christogram comprising a monogram of chi, rho, alpha, and omega. In the late Middle Ages, rings bearing Christogramsparticularly the Chi Rho monogram were primarily used by clergy, monastics, and devout members of the Christian laity as symbols of faith, protection, and