Skip to main content

First Report - James Ossuary

Reference
Neguer, Jacques. First Report - James Ossuary. The Bible and Interpretation (https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu). Apr. 2003
Publication

By Jacques Neguer
Head of Art Restoration
Israel Antiquities Authority
May 2003

  1. The ossuary itself is authentic.
  2. The ossuary inscription is forged, for a number of reasons:
    • All scratches and incisions are coated with the original patina, and only the inscription is coated with a simulated  patina-like material of round crystalline grains. This material is located only on the inscribed side of the box.
    • The incised inscription cuts through the original patina.
    • The inscription was apparently written by two different people and instruments (see the letter bet in the words יעקוב בן.

It is recommended to link all the investigation data to the photograph in the data base in order to have an overall picture.

*For the meantime, I have no opinion on the Yehoash inscription.

Please provide your full name. Comments are moderated and may be edited to remove inappropriate content or links.

Comments
The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.

Restricted HTML

  • Allowed HTML tags: <a href hreflang> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote cite class="blockquote blockquote-reverse text-right text-end text-center"l> <dt> <dd> <h2 id> <h3 id> <h4 id> <h5 id> <h6 id> <footer class="blockquote-footer">
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.