Ancient Christian ring among 'spectacular' shipwreck finds off coast of Israel

[Razor]

An ancient gold ring engraved with the figure of the Good Shepherd is one of the "spectacular" finds from two ancient shipwrecks discovered off the coast of Israel.

The ring is octagonal in shape and features a green gemstone carved with the figure of a young shepherd boy dressed in a tunic and bearing a ram or sheep on his shoulders.

The image of the Good Shepherd is one of the earliest images used to depict Jesus and suggests the owner was a Christian, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said.

The shipwrecks are situated just off the shore of Caesarea and were surveyed by the IAA's marine archaeology unit.

Caesarea is a significant location in early Christianity and the site where Peter baptized the Roman centurion Cornelius, as recorded in Acts 10.

The image of the Good Shepherd is one of the earliest images used to depict Jesus and suggests the owner was a Christian, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said.

The shipwrecks are situated just off the shore of Caesarea and were surveyed by the IAA's marine archaeology unit.

Caesarea is a significant location in early Christianity and the site where Peter baptized the Roman centurion Cornelius, as recorded in Acts 10.

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