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Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sells for over $5M
Headline from Waco Tribune-Herald, on the newest of 2 developments
The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments has been sold at an auction for more than $5 million. Sotheby’s said Wednesday the 155-pound (52-kilogram) marble slab was
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Ancient Ten Commandments tablet to auction after decades in obscurity
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Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sells for over $5M
Unearthed in 1913, the tablet was used as a paving stone for 30 years until a scholar recognized its historical significance and saved it from foot traffic.
Sotheby’s is facilitating the sale of what it says is an approximately 1,500-year-old tablet, which it describes as “the only complete tablet of the Ten Commandments still extant from this early era.”
A 1,500-year-old Byzantine tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments will be auctioned by Sotheby’s on December 18, with an estimated value of $1-2 million.
The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments has been sold at an auction for more than $5 million. Sotheby’s said Wednesday the 155-pound (52-kilogram) marble slab was
