National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Ossuary Inscribed, Greek
Period: Early Roman (period)
Material: Limestone
Site: Jerusalem, `En Rogel
Lenght: 36 cm
Wide: 21 cm
Description: Greek inscription on back: Salome, The small size of the ossuary indicates that it was used for an infant or small child.
Bibliography:
Shadmi T. 1996. The ossuaries and the sarcophagus, In: G. Avni and Z. Greenhut (eds.), The Akeldama tombs. IAAR 1: 42-55, Fig. 2.21: 27.
Ilan T. 1997. The ossuary and the sarcophagus inscriptions, In: G. Avni and Z. Greenhut (eds), The Akeldama tombs. IAAR 1: 57-71, Fig. 3.15: 15.

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