by Bob Walsh
Archaeologists are pretty sure they have found a "stamping ring" (official seal) that used to belong to Pontius Pilate. The ring was found in Herodium, near Bethlehem about 50 years ago. Recent testing has dated in to the mid-first century A.D. Pilate was the HMFIC in Judea from 26-36. The carving and inscription on it have only recently been revealed and translated. The ring has an inscription which reads "Of Pilate" and an image of a krater, a water jug used for watering down wine.
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