The “Credo” in Greek on a potsherd
Unprovenanced
6th–7th century CE |
“To the place of trumpeting …,” Hebrew inscription on a parapet from the Temple Mount
Western Wall excavations at the south-western corner of the Temple Mount, Jerusalem
Herodian period, 1st century BCE |
“No foreigner shall enter ...,” Greek inscription forbidding entry to the Temple
Jerusalem
Herodian period, 1st century BCE |
Large jars
Jerusalem
Herodian period, 1st century CE |
Elaborate ossuary of “Joseph son of Caiaphas”
Talpiot, Jerusalem
1st century CE |
Latin dedicatory inscription mentioning Pontius Pilate, the procurator of Judea
Caesarea
26–36 CE |
Ossuary of Judah son of Jesus
East Talpiot, Jerusalem
Herodian period, 1st century CE |
Bread stamp decorated with images of Mary and Jesus, who holds a book with a cross on its cover, flanked by a pair of angels
Khirbet Dusawi (east of Gaza)
6th century CE |
The Annunciation depicted on a pilgrim’s flask
Jerusalem
6th century CE |
Mirror plaque decorated with crosses
Unprovenanced
4th–6th century CE |
Chancel screen with a depiction of the cross on Golgotha
The church at Horvat Bata, Carmiel, Israel
6th century CE |
Marble Tombstone with a Greek inscription and an engraved cross on steps
Shivta
7th century |
Baptismal font hewn in stone in the shape of a cross
Central church at Herodium
6th century CE |
Bread stamp divided into four parts by a cross
Tiberias
Early Muslim Period |
Bronze censers from the Holy Land
Different sites in Israel: Southern Temple Mount, Beit Shean, Shoham, Yatir
Byzantine period |
Glass oil lamps with wick holders suspended by bronze hanging devices
Shlomi & Evron, Western Galilee; Visitation Church, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel
5th-7th century |
Jesus blessing
Kibbutz Hanita, Western Galilee
6th century CE |
Bronze chandelier with a cross in its center designed to hold seven glass oil lamps
Church at Dor, Israel
Byzantine period |
Parchment folio from Acts of the Apostles in Christo-Palestinian Aramaic (Syriac)
Monastery of Casteilion, Hyrcania Valley, Judean Desert, Israel
6th century CE |
Eulogia token with a depiction of the Adoration of the Magi
Beit Shean
6th-7th century |
Bronze weight with a cross depicted inside an aedicula (shrine)
Beit Shean
5th-7th century |
Bronze cross-pendants decorated with circles
From tombs at different places, Israel
6th-7th century |
Pottery eulogia ampulla
Caesarea, Israel
Byzantine period |
Local eulogia ampulla
Ramat Rahel
Byzantine period |
The Adoration of the Magi depicted on eulogia tokens
Beth Shean and Samaria
Byzantine period |
Pottery bowls with stamped motifs in the center
Provenance unknown
4th–5th century CE |
Pottery eulogia ampulla
Outside the Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem, Israel
Byzantine period |
Zoomorphic vessel
Hagoshrim
Byzantine period |
The Commentary on Habakkuk Scroll (1QpHab)
Qumran, Cave 1
1st century CE |
The Thanksgiving Scroll (1QHa)
Qumran, Cave 1
Late 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE |
