guy Posted December 22, 2021 Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 (edited) Recent excavations off the coast of Caesarea have yielded fascinating finds spanning 1000 years. Underwater archaeology continues to produce wonderful discoveries. Quote “The marine treasure includes hundreds of silver and bronze Roman coins from the mid-third century CE and a large hoard of silver coins from the Mamluk period (fourteenth century; about 560 coins, including a large amount of smaller ribbon cut like pieces); a bronze figurine in the form of an eagle, symbolizing Roman rule; a figurine of a Roman pantomimus in a comic mask; numerous bronze bells intended among other things to ward off evil spirits; and pottery vessels.” ”Another exquisite and rare find is a thick, octagonal gold ring set with a green gemstone carved with the figure of a young shepherd boy dressed in a tunic and bearing a ram or a sheep on his shoulders. The image, of the ‘Good Shepherd', is one of the earliest and oldest images used in Christianity for symbolizing Jesus.” Quote “Among these were a beautiful red gemstone for setting in a ‘gemma’ ring; the carving of the gemstone shows a lyre. In Jewish tradition, the lyre it is called Kinor David (‘David’s harp’).” https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/319062 Edited January 28 by guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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