Curator |
Rachel Hachlili. |
Imprint |
Haifa, Israel, 1988. 35 pp.*, 13 pp., illustrations: 61 b&w, 22.2 × 23.3 cm. Hebrew and English. |
Location |
Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum (Spring 1988) |
Description |
Ossuaries found in the Jewish cemeteries of Jerusalem and Jericho. Introductory text discusses burial customs in the first century CE, and the types, motifs, and meaning of ornamentation and inscriptions found on ossuaries from this time. Descriptive entries. 46 items. |
main keywords |
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDSJERICHOJERUSALEMOSSUARIES/SARCOPHAGI |
minor keywords |
Eretz Israel |