National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Band (use unknown) 
Period: Early Roman (period)
Material: Leather
Site: Qumran Caves
Lenght: 12 cm
Wide: 0.6 cm
Description: Throngs. The throng could be tightened and then wound around the scroll. Leather throngs may also have been used for phylacteries.
Bibliography:
Shamir O. 2008. Organic Materials. In: D T. Ariel et al. The Dead Sea Scrolls.. Jerusalem, 116-134, P. 131.
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