Guest guest Posted November 3, 2002 Report Share Posted November 3, 2002 'Proof of Jesus' burial box damaged on way to Canada A limestone burial box that may be the oldest archaeological link to Jesus has been badly damaged in transit from Israel to Canada. Royal Ontario Museum officials say the box, called an ossuary, has wide cracks in it but remained whole. Dan Rahimi, the museum's director of collections management, says impact or vibration during the trip probably widened old cracks and caused new ones. He says some of the cracks are a millimetre wide. The limestone box, which is scheduled to go on display November 16, is inscribed in Aramaic with the words "Ya'akov (James), son of Yosef (Joseph), brother of Yeshua (Jesus)." If the box and the inscription are authentic, it will be the first physical artifact from the first century related to Jesus. Israel granted a four-month export license for the ancient burial box, which belongs to a private Israeli collector. Museum officials say the owner is responsible for the object's transportation to Canada and insurance. Mr Rahimi says the company that handled the packing and shipping was reputable, adding antiquities such as limestone boxes always present a risk during transport. The museum offered two proposals for treating the damage, and the owner had yet to respond, according to Rahimi. "Both proposals involve injecting adhesive into the cracks with pigment that will fill in parts of the cracks and consolidate the piece," he said. Story filed: 11:38 Saturday 2nd November 2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gauracandra Posted November 4, 2002 Report Share Posted November 4, 2002 Come on. This box survives thousands of years only to be badly damage en rout to Canada? Oh yeah, now I remember. Beware of Canadians. They're out for world domination. But seriously, this is terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2002 Report Share Posted November 20, 2002 there is more information at this site http://www.thenazareneway.com/ossuary_of_james.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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