The Israeli Antiquities Authority has extensively excavated the City of David park, which is the site of ancient Jerusalem and provides a peek into the Biblical-era past.
Archaeologists in the City of David National Park in Israel have discovered a rare stone seal from the first temple period – one of the oldest finds since the start of excavations in the country, affirming the biblical role of Jerusalem 2,700 years ago. 'The seal, made of black stone, is one of the most beautiful ever discovered in excavations in ancient Jerusalem, and is executed at the highest artistic level,' Dr.
Figures of winged demons are known in the Neo-Assyrian art of the 9th-7th Centuries BCE, and they were considered a kind of protective demon,' Vukosavovic said of the object. The experts determined that the seal’s owner would have chosen this specific depiction as the insignia because he may have felt it 'belonged to the broader cultural context.
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