The seal, further evidence of Jewish Temple life in Jerusalem, was found during a soil sifting project, operated by the City of David in the Zurim Valley National Park.
Precious gem found in ancient Jerusalem sewer system may be first depiction of the precious persimmon used in Second Temple incense, archaeologists say
“This may be the first time that a seal has been discovered in the entire world with an engraving of the precious and famous plant,” says archaeologist Eli Shukron.
The second Temple-era seal was found along the foundation of the Western Wall, bears an image of a pigeon and a persimmon, and was most likely the property of a Jewish businessman of means due to the plant's presumed rarity
Archaeologists were amazed when they found an amethyst seal in Jerusalem’s ancient sewers that depicts a Biblical persimmon plant in the engraving, a first.