IAA Number: 2012-1534
| Object's Name: Gem Cornucopia Period: Early Roman (period) Material: Flint Site: Jerusalem, Old City, Western and Southern Walls Lenght: 15 mm Wide: 12 mm Description: Symbolic combination of a fruit bowl above a high stand and two
cornocopiae.High quality manufacture gem. Probably belongs to a
member of the priestly family. Bibliography: Peleg-Barkat O. 2011. The Roman Intaglios From The Temple Mount Excavations, in: E. Mazar: The Temple Mount Excavations Volium IV. QEDEM 52: 255-304, Fig. 15.3: 10.
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