The earliest image of the crucifixion is a 2nd-century graffiti called the Alexamenos Graffito (illustrated). It shows a figure with the head of an ass on a cross with the words: 'Alexamenos worships his God.'
The earliest image of the crucifixion is 2nd Century graffiti called the Alexamenos Graffito (illustrated). It shows a figure with the head of a donkey on a cross with the words: 'Alexamenos worships his God.' Rather than the devotional icons, pictures that glorify Jesus' death, this image appears to mock Christians