National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Fragment Ossuary Inscribed, Greek
Period: Early Roman (period)
Material: Limestone
Site: Jerusalem north, Sanhedriyya, Cave 12
Lenght: 8 cm
Wide: 4 cm
Height: 4 cm
Description: Greek inscription (Iolla ?) to the right of an incised frame of rosette. Probably part of longer text, maybe the name Iulia.
Bibliography:
Rahmani L. Y. 1961. Jewish Rock-cut tombs in Jerusalem. `ATIQOT III: 93-104, Plate XIV: 1 (left).
Rahmani L.Y. 1994. A Catalogue of Jewish Ossuaries In The Collection of the State of Israel. Jerusalem, no. 141.
Price J. 2010. "Ossuary fragment with Greek letters". In: H M Cotton et al (eds), Corpus Inscriptionum Iduaeae/Palastinae. Volume I: Jerusalem, part 1:1-704. De Gruyter, 80, fig. 35.





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