'Good Shepherd' gold ring found in Roman-era wreck off Israel
- beautifulisraelstore
- Jan 21, 2022
- 1 min read
Israeli researchers displayed a Roman-era golden ring with an early Christian symbol for Jesus inscribed in its gemstone, found in a shipwreck off the ancient port of Caesarea.
The thick octagonal gold ring with its green gemstone bore the figure of the "Good Shepherd" in the form of a young shepherd boy in a tunic with a ram or sheep across his shoulders.
From an article in France 24
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