2000-year-old ring may have been owned by Pontius Pilate, say experts
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One of the New Testament’s most infamous characters, he presided at Christ’s trial but was said to have washed his hands to symbolise that he abdicated responsibility for the crucifixion.
The ring was originally unearthed in the late Sixties at Herodium (also known as Herodian), a fortress and palace built by King Herod in the desert near Bethlehem. It was one of hundreds of artefacts that came to light, including glass objects, pottery and coins.
A team of academics, including archeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, think the ring belonged to Pontius Pilate himself.
“I don’t know of any other Pilatus from the period and the ring shows he was a person of stature and wealth,” Danny Schwartz, a professor of Jewish history, told Haaretz newspaper.
Roi Porat, the director of a new phase of digging at Herodium, who ordered the detailed analysis of the ring, told The Times of Israel that while he did not want to jump to conclusions, “we have a ring inscribed with the name Pilate and the personal connection just cries out”.
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