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Limestone ossuary, Roman/Jewish, c1st BCE-c1st CE. (Horizontal long side view.) ANE, 126395. Carved limestone ossuary decorated with incised geometric designs and traces of red paint, used to house the bones of the dead. It bears the Greek inscription 'Bones of the family of Nicanor the Alexandrian who made the gates' and the Hebrew inscription 'Nicanor Alexa'.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
AR6134099
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
5000px × 3180px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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Alexandria, Egypt
Greek script
Hebrew script
Jewish
Josephus Flavius (37/38-100 CE)
Minor Arts
Ossuary
Roman
Tomb