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About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Gem Altar
Period: Middle Roman - Late Roman
Material: Carnelian
Site: Jerusalem, Old City, Western and Southern Walls
Lenght: 11.7 mm
Wide: 9 mm
Description: The decoration can be identified as a "cista mystica", the wicker basket in which was kept the sacred snake used in the bacchic ritual and in other mystery cults.
Bibliography:
Peleg-Barkat O. 2011. The Roman Intaglios From The Temple Mount Excavations, in: E. Mazar: The Temple Mount Excavations Volium IV. QEDEM 52: 255-304, Fig. 15.3: 12.
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Gem Altar  
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