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Decorations consist of frames with rosettes and a tree in their centre, or lotus flowers and geometric patterns.

HRC’s Op-Ed was published in The Times of Israel on Monday, September 5, 2022 Over the course of three days

Archaeologists working in the City of David found ivory panel fragments that were once part of a First Temple period couch throne mentioned in the Bible.

Discovery means that Jerusalem may have been a bustling city during the Iron Age - Click the link for more details

Besides the Dead Sea Scrolls, the caves may contain items from the First Temple.

Considered one of the most precious materials in antiquity, 1,500 ivory fragments discovered in ongoing City of David excavations open debate about a more globalized Holy City

The rare ivory plaques date back thousands of years to Solomons Temple in the City of David.

From the blog of Mike Fegelman at The Times of Israel

The ivories were found among the ruins of a palatial building in use when Jerusalem was at the height of its power during the eighth and seventh centuries BCE.

The plates date back to days of the First Temple and present further evidence to the importance and opulence of ancient Jerusalem; pieces to be presented after preservation works are completed