Fragment of ancient Egyptian statue finger found in City of David

Timna

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Fragment of ancient Egyptian statue finger found in City of David

Israeli archeologists discover a fragment of a finger in the City of David made of dark stone from an imported Egyptian statue believed to date back approximately 3,500 years; the fragment represents another significant discovery that helps piece together the history of Jerusalem.

On the eve of the holiday of Passover, Israeli archeologists discovered a fragment of a finger in the City of David made of dark stone from an imported Egyptian statue believed to date back approximately 3,500 years.

According to Temple Mount Sifting Project Director Dr. Gabriel Barkay, the 3.5-centimeter-long fragment represents a human little-finger as can be seen from the fingernail designed on the topside of the fragment. The sculpture is made of hard black stone composed of schist and gneiss rocks, which were the stones most commonly used by sculptors in ancient Egypt.

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athenasius

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I imagine in my mind a jewish tourist taking a "souvenir" home from visiting Egypt.
You are right,
and on that thought, how about a decor statement by an Egyptian princess married to Solomon (daughter of Pharoah) who missed her touch of Egypt, and brought a little bit of home with her. (Solomon married a lot of foreign royalty, who brought a lot of idolatry from their cultures straight into the heart of Israel right in the corridors of power)
 
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