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Theatrical mask from Caesarea Maritima
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Nymph with peplum
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Volute oil lamp with figured disc
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Epigraph of Pontius Pilate
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Lucky fisherman statue
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Treasury of Caesarea Maritima
Theatrical mask from Caesarea Maritima
Nymph with peplum
Volute oil lamp with figured disc
Epigraph of Pontius Pilate
Lucky fisherman statue
Treasury of Caesarea Maritima

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The precious golden jewels (VI-VII century AD) were discovered during the excavations conducted by the Italian Mission in 1962 in a tower of the Byzantine fortifications of Caesarea (Israel). The treasure includes a gold and lapis lazuli necklace, two pairs of earrings, four pendants, two golden crosses. While the necklace is part of the Roman goldsmith tradition, the two crosses are the most prominent elements for the production technique, the preciousness, the Christian cultural context. In particular, a cross is engraved in Greek with the words life / light (John, VIII), with letters arranged to form a cross. The phrase refers to the relationship between cross / life, light / faith, characteristic of early Christianity.

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