 IAA Number: 2007-275
 | Object's Name: Ossuary & Lid Inscribed, Greek
Period: Early Roman (period)
Material: Limestone
Site: (+)Jerusalem, Monastery of the Cross (2788/0);Jerusalem, Sederot ha-Nasi Ben Zvi (2786/1);Jerusalem, Sederot ha-Nasi Ben Zvi (2786/0)
Description: Ossuary of Aristoboulos son of Ision with Greek inscription.
The facade ornamented with highly original design consisiting of two
rosettes inside zigzag circles, flanking a blank panel inside a wide
zigzag fram, resting on a four -tiered brick base. Gabled lid with
decorated facade and Greek inscription in the back.
Bibliography: Cotton H. M. et al 2010. Corpus Inscriptionum Iudaea/Palaestinae, Vol. I: Jerusalem. Germany, 408-409, Figs. 387.1-3.
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