Historic Ten Commandments Tablet to be Auctioned Off and Could Fetch $1 Million or More
The 115-lb. tablet “was unearthed in 1913 during railway excavations along the southern coast of the Land of Israel,” and has an estimated value of $1 million to $2 million. The tablet’s original location “was likely destroyed during either the Roman invasions of 400-600 CE or the later Crusades of the 11th century,” Sotheby’s said.
Sotheby's to Auction Oldest Stone Tablet Inscribed With Ten Commandments
"The Ten Commandments: The earliest surviving inscribed tablet of the Ten Commandments, incised during the late Roman-Byzantine era, The Holy Land, (ca. 300–800 CE)," Sotheby's wrote in a description of the product. "The Only Complete Example Of A Ten Commandments Tablet From This Early Period."
The world's oldest stone tablet bearing the Ten Commandments is headed to auction. On Dec. 18, Sotheby's will be auctioning ...
Nobody recognized its significance until decades after its discovery Julia Binswanger Daily Correspondent The oldest-known stone tablet featuring an inscription of the Ten Commandments is going ...
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