National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Fragment Phylactery Capsule 
Period: Early Roman (period)
Material: Leather
Site: Qumran, Cave 4Q
Lenght: 1.1 cm
Wide: 1.1 cm
Description: Tfillin made of small four square boxes worn on the forehead. Two boxes were preserved.
Bibliography:
Shamir O. 2008. Organic Materials. In: D T. Ariel et al. The Dead Sea Scrolls.. Jerusalem, 132-133.

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Fragment Phylactery Capsule  
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