Torah Shrine
172. Apparently the bottom of a drinking vessel used as a tomb marker, probably in the Monteverde catacomb, a gold glass bears several ritual symbols: six Torah scrolls in a shrine guarded by lions of Judah, flaming menorahs, shofars, a lulav, an amphora, and an ethrog. In the Greek inscription ANASTASI refers to resurrection and PIE ZESES is analogous to the Hebrew toast to life, le Hayim. Biblioteca Vaticana.

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