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27.   Headstone with Lotus and Cross
Yuan dynasty (1272—1368)
Quanzhou Maritime Museum
Ricci 27  KP 084 Z20

Headstone showing a cross on a lotus flower and a cloud design set within a plain border following a curved outline.  This basic design is repeated extensively in the Christian monuments dated to this period, although its iconographic import is unknown.