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ArchaeologicalAntiquité· Ier siècle av.-Ier siècle apr. J.-C.

Qumran scroll jars

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Two Dead Sea Scrolls Jars at the Jordan Museum, Amman
Two Dead Sea Scrolls Jars at the Jordan Museum, AmmanCC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Storage jars, Qumran, 2019 (01)
Storage jars, Qumran, 2019 (01)CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Qumran pottery
Qumran potteryPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Description

Large cylindrical ceramic jars with lids, found in the caves of Qumran, some of which contained or had contained scrolls. Their shape is characteristic of the site.

Significance

They ensured the millennial preservation of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the dry climate of the desert.

Features

Provenance
Qumrân, désert de Judée

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