Archaeologists uncover 1,500-year-old depiction of Moses receiving Ten Commandments
The individual fragments of the ivory pyx found in a marble shrine laid out as a panorama. (Photo courtesy Universität Innsbruck)
(CHRISTIAN POST ) -- Archaeologists have discovered a 1,500-year-old relic in southern Austria that they believe depicts Moses receiving the Ten Commandments and the Ascension of Jesus Christ.
During excavations of a church at the summit of Burgbichl, a small hill in the municipality of Irschen, archeologists from Innsbruck University of Austria uncovered a shrine containing a 1,500-year-old ivory box adorned with Christian motifs. The discovery was first made in August 2022.
The school said in a recent statement announcing the discovery that archaeologists have done excavations in Irschen, which is a part of the Carinthian Drava Valley, since 2016.