Women's effects, Cave of the Letters, Judean Desert, Roman period 132-135 CE (iron, wood, wicker,...

Israel Antiquities Authority 1996-9108, 1996-9108, 1996-292, 1996-9114, 1996-307, 1996-305, 1996-9113, 1996-9112, 1996-9111, 1961-1364, 1996-301. The Cave of the letters, used as a refuge place by Jewish rebels at the end of the Bar Kokhba revolt, yielded a variety of personal effects that the women of the company had taken with them into hiding: wool, spindles and thread, jewelry and jewelry boxes, sandals and other clothing items, mirrors, and fine housewares. This is a unique collection of finds, which survived the ravages of time thanks to the dry climate of the desert, providing an invaluable glimpse into daily life in the Roman Period.