Object type
Metalwork
Date
Production: 1st century - 3rd century
Subject(s)
Bearers of the Cross
Hospitals
Knights Hospitaller
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 113 x 80 x 35mm
Materials and technique
Bronze, cast and engraved
Related place(s)
Muristan
Old City of Jerusalem
East Jerusalem
References
Williams, R. Museum Catalogue. 1961
261

Haddad, Elie, and Elisheva Zwiebel, "Unique Lion-Headed Handles from a Roman-Period Cist Tomb South of Khirbat Ibreika." Atiqot 117 (2025): 157-175. https://publications.iaa.org.il/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2257&context=atiqot
Provenance
Discovered in the ruins of the Muristan, Jerusalem.
Credit line
Gift of J. J. Fell-Clark, Esq., 1947
Catalogue number
5617
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