National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Fragment 
Period: Early Roman (period)
Material: Leather
Site: Qumran Caves
Lenght: 2 cm
Wide: 3 cm
Description: Leather scroll fasteners. Tabs were probably used to bind and secure individual scrolls. The fastening is thought to have consisted of a slotted tab folded around the scroll with a throng inserted through its slot.
Bibliography:
Shamir O.. Organic Materials. In: D T. Ariel et al. The Dead Sea Scrolls.. Jerusalem, 116-134, P. 131.

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Fragment  
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