It was a common early Christian practice to stamp images and inscriptions into loaves of bread using special molds. Representing the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Mount Golgotha--the hill outside Jerusalem on which Christ was crucified and entombed--this wooden mold was probably used to stamp loaves of bread distributed to pilgrims visiting Jerusalem, in commemoration of their journey.
Medium: Wood. Measurements: 8.8 x 1.9 cm (3 7/16 x 3/4 in.) diameter.
Source: clevelandart.org
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