(Times of Israel) A 2,000-year-old amethyst seal engraved with what may be the earliest depiction of a plant used for incense in the Second Temple has been found at the foundation stones of the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Thursday. The seal, designed to be worn as a ring, has an engraving of a bird next to a branch of the plant known as balsam. Researchers said the seal also depicts a thick branch with five fruits on it.
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