graffito

Example Sentences

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“Thus, the monk drew a graffito of a cross onto the wall, accompanied by a prayer with which he was very familiar.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Their theory also fit with an ancient graffito found in Puteoli, Italy, depicting a crucified individual, with a woman’s name, Alkimila, above a shoulder.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023

The departure from type calls to mind an old graffito on the New York City subway: “Allen Ginsberg revises.”

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018

The third century Alaxamenos graffito depicts a worshipper standing next to a donkey-headed man on a crucifix.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2013

Upon all points, therefore, our claim concerning the graffito is an ill-founded one; and it cannot be considered evidence regarding either cross or crucifixion.

From The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion by Parsons, John Denham