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Rubbings of the Xi'an Stele
Collection
Identifier: Coll-2105
Content Description
Rubbings of the Xi'an Stele (also known as the "Nestorian Stele"), a memorial stone erected in 718 AD in northwest China, to commemorate the presence of the Nestorian Christian Church in the area at the time. The whole stele is nearly three metres tall, with text in both Chinese and Syriac. The heading translates as "Memorial of the Propagation in China of the Luminous Religion from Daqin [Rome]".
Rubbings of the heading and of the body of the text.
Dates:
19th century[?]