JERUSALEM, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Israeli archaeologists discovered a 2,000-year-old ring during excavations in the City of David in ancient Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reported on Friday.
The ring, made of bronze and studded with a precious blue turquoise stone, was found on the sides of a stepped street that is currently being exposed in the City of David, inside a building that probably served as a ritual bath.
The stepped street was the main street of ancient Jerusalem during the Jewish Second Temple period and served the masses of pilgrims who came to the Temple from Pool of Siloam in the south of the city.
Before going to the temple, the pilgrims immersed themselves in the pool and other ritual baths along the way.
In recent years, quite a few findings were discovered in the City of David. Last August, a hoop-like gold earring, dating to the Hellenistic period, was found, which is adorned with the head of an animal with horns.
Next to the earring a gold bead was also found. It was decorated with fine embroidery in a thin rope pattern, dividing the bead into two parts and six spirals on each side.
