Ancient souvenir was a pocket-sized lamb of Bethlehem for Christian pilgrims
Jessica Steinberg covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center. Token with The Nativity, Syria-Palestine, 6th-7th century CE, Terracotta, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Bequest of Dan Barag, Jerusalem (Courtesy Eli Posner) A unique Byzantine-era blessing token featuring baby Jesus was recently unveiled by the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, harking back to a time before a pandemic kept pilgrims from thronging Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity on Christmas. Eulogia, Greek for ...
Source: timesofisrael.com