Photo shows a gold bead, undated. An exquisite gold bead crafted in Mesopotamian style, which has been found during the excavation of a Roman structure by the stepped Pilgrimage Road in the so-called City of David in Israel. Note: Licensed photo (Koby Harati, City of David/Newsflash)
Copyrights: Koby Harati, City of David/Newsflash
08 February 2023
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An ancient solid gold necklace fragment found in Israel could have belonged to a wealthy family at the time of the Roman occupation. Experts in Jerusalem say the treasure probably belonged to a local noble 1,600 years ago. The necklace segment is made up of two rows of solid gold beads soldered...