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Limestone ossuary, Roman-Jewish, 1st BCE - 1st CE. The bones were collected after burial in the soil, when the flesh had decomposed. The chests were then placed in a burial chamber. Greek inscription says this chest contains the bones of the family of "Nicanor the Alexandrian who made the gates". Flavius Josephus mentions a wealthy jew of Alexandria named Nicanor who presented a pair of bronze gates to the Temple of Herod in 10 BCE.
ANE 126395
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART200987
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3589px × 4315px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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Ossuary
Roman