Elaborate seat
Basalt
H: 56; W: 73; D: 55 cm
Israel Antiquities Authority
IAA:
1954-9
Archaeology/Hellenistic, Roman & Byzantine Periods
This seat, carved from a single block of basalt, was probably used by a dignitary such as an elder or synagogue official. It bears an Aramaic donor inscription: "Be remembered for good Yudan, son of Ishmael, who made this stoa and its staircase. As his reward may he have a share with the righteous."
Exhibitions:
From King David to Jesus - From Biblical Israel to Christianity (Tesouros da Terra Santa), MASP, Brazil, Sao Paolo, Brazil, 01/08/2008 - 31/10/2008
