Discovered a 2,000-year-old ring in the ancient city of Jerusalem

The Israeli Antiquities Agency (IAA) on December 22 said the country's archaeologists discovered a 2,000-year-old ring while excavating in the City of David (City of David) - an archaeological site. in the ancient city of Jerusalem.

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An excavation area in the city of David.(Source: timesofisrael.com).

The area finds the ring on the main street of the ancient city of Jerusalem in the Second Temple era of the Jews (516 BC - 70 AD) - a place of numerous pilgrims.

Archaeologists have found a ring made of bronze and attached a turquoise in a building that is said to have been the place of pilgrimage bathing by the pilgrims before entering the temple.

In recent years, quite a number of ancient artifacts have been excavated in David City.

Among these, the most notable is a gold earring dating from the Hellenistic period, with the head ornament of an animal with horns.

Besides this earring, archaeologists also found a golden bead between a delicate embroidery thread with 6 spiral rings on each side.