Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2021 shows coins found from ancient shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea, on display at the Israel Antiquities Authority lab in Jerusalem. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
JERUSALEM, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli marine archaeologists have found some rare treasure from two ancient shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea, which was scattered at a depth of about four meters, off the coast of the town of Caesarea.
The artifacts include hundreds of silver and bronze coins, and a figurine of a Roman mime in a comic mask.
A thick, octagonal gold ring set with a green gemstone was also discovered. The image is the Good Shepherd, one of the earliest images used in Christianity for symbolizing Jesus, according to the researchers.
A marine archaeologist examines coins found from ancient shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea, at the Israel Antiquities Authority lab in Jerusalem, on Dec. 22, 2021. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2021 shows a gold ring set with a green gemstone found from an ancient shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea, on display at the Israel Antiquities Authority lab in Jerusalem. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
An figurine of a Roman pantomimus found from an ancient shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea, is displayed at the Israel Antiquities Authority lab in Jerusalem on Dec. 22, 2021. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua) ■
