Photo by Handout/Clara Amit/Antiquities Authority on 8 August, 2018
Hellenistic-era golden earring discovered in City of David
Wednesday, the Israeli Antiquities Authority unveiled a Hellenistic-era golden earring, featuring ornamentation of a horned animal. It was
discovered in the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David National Park encircling the
Old City walls. The discovery was made during archeological digs carried out by the
Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University. “Whoever wore it belonged to
Jerusalem‘s upper class.” The earring will be on display for the general public at the City of David‘s annual archeological conference.
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- Handout/Clara Amit/Antiquities Authority
- August 08, 2018
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