Rare 2,300-year-old gold ring discovered in Jerusalem's City of David

Archaeologists successful the City of David in Israel person struck golden doubly this twelvemonth – uncovering yet different golden ring.

A golden ringing acceptable with a reddish gemstone dating backmost 2,300 years was precocious discovered successful excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Tel Aviv University. 

The ringing is believed to person belonged to a lad oregon miss surviving in Jerusalem successful the Second Temple period.

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"This jewelry discovered present was apt buried past successful the discourse of a well-known signifier of that period, which symbolized the transition from puerility to adulthood," according to a associated property release.

Archaeologists were sifting done the ungraded with a sieve near the excavation country erstwhile the ringing was found. 

A 2,300-year-old golden ringing was recovered successful Jerusalem's City of David. (Eliyahu Yanai City of  David)

"We called implicit the archaeologists, everyone gathered astir america and marveled astatine the special find. It was precise exciting," said Rivka lengler, a City of David excavator, successful the release.

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Iengler added, "Already astatine archetypal glance, you could see its large similarity to the ringing discovered successful our excavation lone a few months ago, conscionable that this 1 was adjacent smaller."

Archaeologists were sifting done the ungraded with a sieve near the excavation country erstwhile the ringing was found.  (City of David)

Both rings day backmost to the Early Hellenistic period.

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"The find of the aureate rings from the clip of the Second Temple successful the City of David is tangible grounds of the wealth, beauty and value of Jerusalem adjacent thousands of years ago," said Eli Escusido, IAA director.

A golden ringing was recovered connected the aforesaid tract a fewer months ago. (Eliyahu Yanai City of  David)

Zeev Orenstein, City of David planetary spokesperson, told Fox News Digital the find "represents yet another affirmation of beingness successful Jerusalem from thousands of years ago."

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"A beingness rather akin to our ain successful 2025," Orenstein added. "Children coming of age, the preciousness of jewelry, the timelessness of gold, and, astir importantly, the solemnisation of life."

He added, "A tone which continues to beryllium embodied successful the Jerusalem of today."