6821. Nicanor ossuary from Jerusalem.

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6821. Nicanor ossuary from Jerusalem.

6821. Ossuary with Greek inscription on the side panel from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, dating c. 1st. C. AD. The inscription reads: ‘Bones of the family of Nicanor the Alexandrian who made the gates’. Hebrew signature: ‘Nicanor Alexa’.

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6821. Ossuary with Greek inscription on the side panel from the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, dating c. 1st. C. AD. The inscription reads: ‘Bones of the family of Nicanor the Alexandrian who made the gates’. Hebrew signature: ‘Nicanor Alexa’.