The figurine was used as a suspended weight together with a balance scale. This is probably the only find of its kind from excavations in the country
A figurine (bust) made of marble depicting a miniature image of a bearded man’s head was discovered in the excavations that the Israel Antiquities Authority is conducting in the area of the Givati car park in the City of David, in the Walls around Jerusalem National Park.

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