Ancient bronze Minerva ring found on Mount Carmel

ANCIENT BLING WATCH: Israeli Teen Discovers Ancient Ring Depicting Roman War Goddess While Hiking on Mount Carmel. Yair Whiteson, 13, found the bronze ring while hiking with his father. Experts believe it depicts Minerva or Athena and dates back to the Roman period. The settlement on the Carmel forest ridge has been under archaeological investigation for 150 years yet the ring has only now been found (Haaretz).

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