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How did an ancient pendant made of cast lead, decorated on both sides with a seven-branched menorah, come to Jerusalem at a ...
After Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an ancient ...
Only one other known pendant of its kind exists—a lead menorah amulet of unknown origin currently housed at The Walters Art ...
A palm-sized pendant cast almost entirely from lead and stamped on both sides with a seven-branched menorah has been ...
During the Byzantine era, Jews were formally forbidden from entering Jerusalem. The presence of such an object suggests that Jews nevertheless continued to visit under unofficial circumstances ...
A pilgrim who visited the Second Temple in Jerusalem may have carved their memories into a limestone block for another ...