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narned Alexamenos, by fome pagan who defpifed Chriitianity. The 
Saviour is reprefented under the form of a man with the head of an afs, 
extended upon a crofs, the Chriilian, Alexamenos, Handing on one Ede in 
the attitude of worfhip of that period. Underneath we read the infcrip- 
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WEFIFF 
1 ZAWFNQ9 
X CE B ET E 
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Early Caricature upon a Clzrwiam 
tion, AAEEAMEN02 CEBETE (for ae,Geraz) OEON, " Alexamenos 
worfhips God." This curious figure, which may be placed among the 
mofi intereliing as well as early evidences of the truth of Gofpel hifcory, 
is copied in our cut No. 24. It was drawn when the prevailing religion 
at Rome was Hill pagan, and a Chrifiian was an objedl of contempt.