Thursday, 1 May 2025

Tag: Mithraism artifacts

2000-Year-Old Ancient Roman Lion-Head Coffin Handles Found in Southern Israel

2000-Year-Old Ancient Roman Lion-Head Coffin Handles Found in Southern Israel

A team of archaeologists has uncovered a set of rare Roman-era bronze artifacts from a tomb site in southern Israel, believed to date back nearly 2,000 years. Among the most intriguing finds are four bronze handles adorned with sculpted lion heads, discovered during a 2018 salvage excavation at Khirbat Ibreika, near the modern city of