Another gold ring excavated at the Givati Parking Lot

STILL MORE ANCIENT BLING: 2nd gold ring found in City of David sheds light on enigmatic Hellenist era in Jerusalem. The artifacts might have been buried by a young girl on the eve of her wedding, but whether she was Judean, Greek or both remains a mystery (Rossella Tercatin, Times of Israel).

n exquisite gold ring set with a red gemstone, dating back some 2,300 years, has been unearthed beneath the floor of a Hellenistic structure in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the City of David announced Wednesday.

Strikingly similar to another ring discovered in the same spot a year ago, the artifact was found in the Givati Parking Lot excavation in the Jerusalem Walls National Park, only steps away from where the ancient Temple stood at the time. Yet, according to the researchers, whether the owners were wealthy Judaeans, Greek elites, or possibly individuals who straddled both cultures remains a mystery.

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PaleoJudaica noted the discovery of that other ring almost exactly a year ago. The current article reports that a bronze earring was previously excavated at the same spot. I didn't know about that one, although another gold earring was found at the Givati Parking Lot in 2018.

For PaleoJudaica posts on the Givati Parking Lot excavation and the many discoveries there, see the links collected here.

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