Pearl And Emerald Earrings
Israeli archaeologists have found in an excavation in Jerusalem an earring of gold, emeralds, pearls and more than two thousand years old and in perfect condition, Efe reported the Israel Antiquities Authority. The pendant was found in the ruins of a Byzantine complex of V century, but it is from an earlier era, the Roman period (between the first and fourth centuries), told Efe the archaeologist Doron Ben-Ami, director of the excavation Givati ??Car, in the City of David in Jerusalem, which was found the gem. According to this expert, the relevance of the discovery is that it is rare to find objects from the Roman period in Jerusalem outside the old town and not usually find luxury items out of the places where rich people lived. But surprisingly, the good preservation of the earring, which is in excellent condition, could be the present time, said Ben Ami. The fact that a jewel of the Roman period found in a Byzantine complex is because the valuables are passed from one generation to another. The jewel has three beads and two emeralds set in gold and is, according to Ben Ami, strikingly similar to the ornaments of the same period found in tomb paintings of mummies in El Faiyum (Egypt). Israeli archaeologists found a gold earring, pearls and emeralds with more than two thousand years old and in perfect condition, in an excavation in Jerusalem, said the Israel Antiquities Authority. "The slope was found in the ruins of a Byzantine complex of V century, but is of an earlier era, the Roman period (between the first and fourth centuries)," said archeologist Doron Ben-Ami, director of the excavation of Givati Car in the City of David in Jerusalem, which was found the gem. According to this expert, the relevance of the discovery is that "it is rare to find objects from the Roman period in Jerusalem outside the old town and not usually find luxury items out of the places where rich people lived. " But surprisingly, the good preservation of the earring, which "is in excellent condition, could be of our time," said Ben Ami. Photo: This undated photo made available by the Israeli Antiquities Authority on Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 shows the excavation site beneath a parking lot next to the walls of Jerusalem's old city WHERE Have They say archaeologists discovered 2,000-year-old gold earring. The Israel Antiquities Authority says the earring is inlaid with pearls and emeralds and Was Made Around the time of Christ, Between the first century BC and the Beginning of the fourth century AD (AP Photo / IAA, HO). The fact that a jewel of the Roman period found in a Byzantine complex is because "the valuables are passed from one generation to another. " The jewel has three beads and two emeralds set in gold and is, according to Ben Ami, "strikingly similar" to the ornaments of the same period found in tomb paintings of mummies in El Faiyum (Egypt). . . .
