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Other Chalcolithic objects on view are the pottery vessels from Gilat and the ossuaries (burial chests) from Azor. The most remarkable find from this era is the Judean Desert Treasure, the largest group of ancient copper objects found in the Near East. There are more than 30 items from the Canaanite period (3150-1200 B.C.E.), which to the student of Torah are of special interest. One of the Torah's most powerful ad- monitions to the Israelites is not to be like the Canaanites, not to worship their idols and not to make masks for worship. The pagan practices of the Canaanites are intimated by the various cultic objects which have been excavated from that period. The items were made from an im- pressive variety of materials, and are important from the esthetic point of view because of their very fine craftsman- ship. There is the silver cup, found as a tomb offering, and several pottery vessels that are classified as masterpieces of Canaanite ceramic art. Figurines of gold, and a graceful "Snake jug" of pot- tery, give us further insights into Canaanite culture. One of the finest achievements of Canaanite art are its ivory pieces, as seen from the Lachih ivories on display. Diminutive in size, they have the sculptural quality of rare masterpieces. The development of a Hebrew script during the Israelite period (1200-586 B.C.E.) signals the start of a new age. The group of inscrib- ed seals on display is of par- ticular interest during this period. Another fascinating item is the sixth century B.C.E. ostracon (letter, writ- ten on pottery) which is regarded as the earliest epigraphic reference to the Temple in Jerusalem Objects more expressive of Judaic sensibilities become more prominent in the Se- cond Temple period, and dur- ing the period of the Mishnah and the Talmud (332 B.C.E.-640 C.E.). Among the most important objects found from this period, in Jerusalem, is a large Hebrew inscription which reads "to the place of trumpeting." The block of stone with this in- scription was found in the ex- cavations near the Temple Mount in the Old City. The Hebrew script is so clear that anyone knowing the Hebrew alphabet can recognize the letters without any difficulty. The custom of a priest pro- This copper crown dates back to the Chalcolithic Period, the second half of the Fourth Millenium B.C.E. claiming by trumpet blasts from the Temple Mount the approach of the Sabbath is recorded both in Josephus' "History of the Jewish War," and in the Mishnah. The Siloam hoard is another example of Israelite objects discovered in the Jerusalem area. It contains 12 silver coins, three of which are Jewish shekels, and nine are of Tyrian origin. The latest coin in this col- lection dates to the Year Two of the Jewish war against Rome, struck in 67 C.E. In Mishnaic sources these coins are called Jerusalemite Silver. The Tyrian shekels have the head of Heracles on one side, and an eagle on the other side. The Jewish shekels have replaced these symbols with a Temple vessel (the Omer cup) on one side, and a branch with three pomegranates (a symbol of purity) on the other. The Hebrew inscriptions read "Holy Jerusalem" and "shekel of Israel." Among the other items of Jewish interest are a plaque against the "evil eye," a Jewish oil lamp, and a mosaic pavement, or floor, from a synagogue in Beth Shean. Dating to the fifth century C.E., the limestone plaque contains four mirrors, intend- ed to distract and ward off the evil eye. It bears such typical Jewish symbls as two menorot, and its shrine-like construction is com- memorative of the Temple in Jerusalem. The Jewish oil lamp, from about the same period, and fashioned in bronze, is the on- ly known specimen of its kind. Although it follows Ro- man artistic traditions, its Ju- daic character is strongly pro- nounced in the menorah- shaped handle-guard and in the lulav, etrog and shofar which cling to its sides. The remarkable mosaic floor, from a synagogue in Beth Shean, is made of stone and glass pieces, in six colors of different shades. It dates to the Sixth Century C.E. This floor was excavated in 1962. Its central representation of a shrine within a shrine is flanked by two huge menorot, accompanied by shofars and incense shovels, which evoke memories of the Temple in Jerusalem. The highlight of the exhibi- tion are the two Dead Sea Scrolls on display. These scrolls are dated from the First Century B.C.E. to the First Century C.E. Before these scrolls were discovered, our earliest manuscripts of the Bible dated from the 10th Century C.E. It is for this reason that the Dead Sea Scrolls are of such immense importance. What is even more amazing about the Dead Sea Scrolls is that despite their being 1,000 years older than the existing manuscripts of the Bible, they differ only slightly from the Hebrew books of the Bible in use today. The two scrolls on view are the Habakkuk Commentary and the Masada Psalms Scroll. The former is the best preserved of the commen- taries, and contains a religious composition which interprets the biblical text.