Claire. Posted April 26, 2017 #1 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Unique mother-of-pearl menorah etching found in ancient Caesarea A 1,500-year-old mother-of-pearl tablet inscribed with a six-branched menorah, which was likely part of a box housing a Torah scroll, was recently found at the ancient Roman city of Caesarea, on Israel’s coast, archaeologists announced Wednesday. The artifact, the first of its kind made of the precious material bearing Jewish iconography, was among an assortment of discoveries made by the Israel Antiquities Authority amid new excavations carried out as part of the restoration of the ancient port. Read more: The Times of Israel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Caspian Hare Posted May 1, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Israeli archaeologists working on a major Roman-era port city on Wednesday unveiled new discoveries including an altar dedicated to Augustus Caesar and a centuries-old mother-of-pearl tablet inscribed with a menorah. The finds at Caesarea, a complex on the Mediterranean coast 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Tel Aviv, were the result of "one of the largest and most important conservation projects ever undertaken in Israel," the Israel Antiquities Authority said. Caesarea was established some 2,030 years ago by Roman-appointed King Herod the Great, who ruled what was then Judea. https://phys.org/news/2017-04-israel-uncovers-ancient-roman-history.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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