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Tiny 2,000 year old bell found in Jerusalem sewers

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Unvarnished

posted on Jul, 24 2011 @ 11:33 PM
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This little bell survived in a sewage drainage system for about 2,000 years ago. Sources say that it is from the Second Temple era, making it one of the earliest relics to be found dating back to that time period.


Mahatmacoat

posted on Jul, 24 2011 @ 11:42 PM
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That's a pretty cool little find but i dont know how they have linked it to a high priest
who's to say it didnt come from a high cat's collar????


Grimbone

posted on Jul, 25 2011 @ 12:32 AM
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The article does say that Jewish high priests were known to have bells sewn onto their robes but it is impossible to know for certain if the bell did indeed belong to a high priests.

Pretty cool find.

edit on 25-7-2011 by Grimbone because: (no reason given)


KilgoreTrout

posted on Jul, 25 2011 @ 01:13 AM
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Originally posted by Grimbone
The article does say that Jewish high priests were known to have bells sewn onto their robes but it is impossible to know for certain if the bell did indeed belong to a high priests.


That it is gold indicates high status, and symbolically, for religious purposes, incorruptibility. Most excitingly, it is shaped to resemble a shell, which ties in to much older traditions and death rites. High Priest, or Priestess, seems most likely.


the owlbear

posted on Jul, 25 2011 @ 08:22 AM
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They should have said it was the dinner bell from the Last Supper. It could have fetched a fortune on eBay.



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