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The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, used together.
Also known as: Alpha omega, A and Ω, Greek letters on a grave
Α and Ω placed together. A scriptural device — the phrase appears in Revelation — rather than a symbol whose meaning was assigned later, which makes it one of the better-evidenced Christian marks on a monument.
Unusually well grounded for a symbol on a monument: the meaning is stated in the scriptural text the device quotes, rather than being attributed to the motif afterwards.
Commonly carved flanking a Chi-Rho or a cross rather than standing alone.
Two Greek capital letters carved side by side: a triangular A with a crossbar, and an Ω shaped like a loop open at the bottom on two small feet.
Alpha and omega conventionally flank the Chi-Rho.