@article{c6b8835f1e774b22bca6e3a7e23a91d7,
title = "Miniature diptych from Jerusalem",
abstract = "The article presents a miniature Byzantine diptych icon incorporated in a bone box, which was recently discovered in archaeological excavations in Jerusalem. The find was unearthed on the pedestrian sidewalk of the Byzantine street, in a sealed and well stratified context dated to the beginning of the 7th century. The miniature diptych may be regarded as one of the early examples of Christian art of the pre-iconoclastic period.",
author = "Yana Tchekhanovets",
note = "Funding Information: Excavations under the direction of Doron Ben Ami and the author have been carried out on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) since , and financed by the ELAD association. Photos by Clara Amit, IAA. Special thanks due to the Artifacts Treatment Department, IAA. D.BenAmi/Y.Tchekhanovets,Givatiparkinglot–.Preliminaryreport.Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel (). D. Ben Ami / Y. Tchekhanovets, A Roman mansion found in the city of David. Israel Exploration Journal / (), –. D. Ben Ami / Y. Tchekhanovets / G. Bijovsky, New archaeological and numismatic evidence for the Persian destruction of Jerusalem in CE. Israel Exploration Journal / (), – .",
year = "2014",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1515/bz-2014-0025",
language = "English",
volume = "107",
pages = "893--902",
journal = "Byzantinische Zeitschrift",
issn = "0007-7704",
publisher = "Walter de Gruyter GmbH",
number = "2",
}