In Israel have found a unique ring with a portrait of Nicholas : In the World : Vladim

News 28 February, 2018

In Israel, was found a unique ring with the image of Saint Nicholas of Myra, better known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. The ring was an artifact of the Byzantine Empire, and found him of a young Israeli while weeding his garden.

 

The young man found a valuable ancient ornament among the weeds on his plot in the settlement Yogev. The ring has published in social networks, and there they came across Dr. Ben-Yosef. He informed about the ring of employees of the Department of antiquities of Israel. The artifact was in excellent condition, despite the fact that, after initial examination, it belongs to the 12-15 centuries. More accurately establish the date will help scientists more tests.

 

According to the archaeologist Jana Ciechanover, this subject belonged to the pilgrim. Christians making pilgrimages to sacred shrines, often took the path of the icon with the image of St. Nicholas. It is assumed that one of the travelers was used instead of the icon’s ring from the picture, but then lost him in the area Jogeva. The discovery has already been called unique because of the kind in any Museum.