Post by UKarchaeology on Jan 29, 2016 21:07:47 GMT
In the ruins of the ancient port city of Caesarea, Israeli archaeologists have discovered a magnificent marble statue of ram.
The marble ram was unearthed near a Byzantine-era church (6th – 7th centuries CE) in Caesarea in December 2015.
“Caesarea never ceases to surprise as evidenced by this amazing statue,” said Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists Dr. Peter Gendelman and Dr. Mohammad Hater.
“In ancient Christianity Jesus was not portrayed as a person. Instead, symbols were used, one of which was the ram. It may or may not be a coincidence, but the statue was uncovered on Christmas Eve,” they said.
The statue “might have been part of the decoration of a Byzantine church at Caesarea.”
Full story: www.sci-news.com/archaeology/magnificent-marble-ram-caesarea-03578.html