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Ossuary bearing an architectural decoration

Ossuary bearing an architectural decoration

Ossuary bearing an architectural decoration

Jerusalem, Mount Scopus

Herodian period, 1st century BCE

Hard limestone

H: 46.5, W: 43, L: 83 cm

IAA:

1974-1508

Archaeology/Hellenistic, Roman & Byzantine Periods

Ossuary bearing an architectural decoration

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The sides of this ossuary depict elegant building facades decorated with stylized floral motifs.

Inscription of the eighth cohort of the Tenth Legion

Roman period, 1st-2nd century CE
Jerusalem or Samaria
A Hoard at the Foot of the Temple Mount
Torah shrine column decorated with a stepped pattern and acanthus leaves

4th-6th century CE
Chorazin synagogue
Stone Ossuary of "Simon, builder of the Temple"

1st century CE
Giv'at Hamivtar, Jerusalem
Synagogue mosaic floor depicting a temple facade with a Torah ark

4th century CE
Khirbet es-Samarah
Glass oil lamps with wick holders suspended by bronze hanging devices

5th-7th century
Shlomi and Evron, Western Galilee, and Visitation Church, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem
Decorations from an elaborate pagan coffin and burial goods

Hellenistic period, 3rd-1st century BCE
Za'aquqa, near Maresha
Statue of Tyche

3rd century CE
Beth Shean
One glass bowl, two plates, and their wrapping

Roman period, 2nd century CE
Cave of the Letters, Judean Desert
Synagogue menorah

4th-5th century CE
Hammat Tiberias
Statue of the Emperor Hadrian

Roman period, 117-138 CE
Camp of the Sixth Roman Legion, Tel Shalem, Beth Shean Valley
Elaborate seat

4th-6th century CE
Chorazin synagogue