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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Coin of Jewish War (Obverse: Ceremonial Vessel from the Temple, Paleo-Hebrew Inscription Marking the Second Year of the Jewish War, Reverse: Vine Branch with Leaf, Paleo-Hebrew Inscription (Freedom of Zion))

Possible OriginPalestine, Asia

Possible OriginIsrael, Asia

CultureRoman

PeriodRoman Period, Reign of Nero

Date67 CE

MediumBronze

Credit LineGift of Thomas K. Glenn

Dimensions3/4 in. (1.9 cm)

Object numberX.0001.067

Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
Published ReferencesEmory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, A Preview of the Collections (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 11.

ProvenanceEx coll. Thomas K. Glenn (1868-1946), Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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