Tag: Amulet
Pendant warding off ‘evil eye’ may shed light on Jewish life in Talmudic period
An ancient pendant that was just handed over to Israel’s National Treasures Center by a family member of the woman who found it 40 years ago near the ruins of an ancient synagogue on...
Israeli boy finds biblical-era figurine in the Negev
An 11-year-old Israeli boy has uncovered a rare, 2,500-year-old amulet during a family excursion in the northern Negev Desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Tuesday.
Zvi Ben-David of Beersheva came across the pottery figurine...