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ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
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AN EARLY JEWISH LIMESTONE OSSUARY AND LID
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The hollow rectangular box on four low feet, lightly engraved on one side with three roundels, each with a six-petalled rosette framed by borders of dotted semicircles, chevrons and zigzag, the vaulted lid with depressions at the ends serving as handles
26 7/8 in. (68.3 cm.) long
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The hollow rectangular box on four low feet, lightly engraved on one side with three roundels, each with a six-petalled rosette framed by borders of dotted semicircles, chevrons and zigzag, the vaulted lid with depressions at the ends serving as handles
26 7/8 in. (68.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in the early 1980s from a family friend who was a ship builder in Israel.