Greek Inscription

Here I am in the studio carving an ancient Greek inscription on the back of a Yorkstone (sandstone) memorial headstone. The circular text reads 'Now peace and quiet'. The figure in the middle is a Chi-Rho; the two letters Chi (X) & Rho (P) are the first two letters of 'Christ' in Greek, hence this symbol was commonly used by the early church before the universal adoption of the cross as a symbol of Christianity.

Carving letters from a different alphabet or a foreign language is always a pleasure as one concentrates so much more on the form and shape of the letters, being unable to read what it actually says!