Foto Friday – From the Antiquities Authority
A 2,000 year old gold earring inlaid with pearls and precious stones was discovered in the excavations at the car park adjacent to Jerusalem’s City of David. This makes me sad both for the lady who lost it 2000 years ago and for the truly lovely silver earring I lost last year at the Reading parking lot in Tel Aviv. (If anyone has found it, please contact me at c/o ISRAEL21c). On the bright side, there are treasures aplenty to view at the Israel Antiquities Authority’s website. A few choice items:
Left: Assemblage of cosmetic products, Late Roman period; Right:
The Akeldama tombs, gold earrings from Cave 1, the Late Roman period (1st-4th centuries CE)
Above: Decorated and red-painted stone ossuary from Tomb 3, the Second Temple period; Below: Large glass bowl, the Late Roman period
and, of course, 2,000 Year Old Gold Earring, Inlaid with Precious Stones, Discovered in Excavations in Jerusalem
More collections and sites and finds are on view at the Antiquities Authority site.
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