Authorities on Monday seized numerous rare artifacts from the home of a 55-year-old man in Hebron.
The items include coins from the Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad periods, as well as pottery, including a container that appears to be nearly fully intact, and other artifacts from the Late Bronze age.
They were reportedly looted from a cave near Tel Hebron and kept illegally by the man and have since been transferred to the relevant authorities for investigation.
IAA raids home of suspected illegal antiquities dealer in Modi’in
The Jerusalem Post reported in May that the Israel Antiquities Authority seized some 1,800 coins, pottery plates, an ancient bronze figurine and antique rings from the home of a suspected illegal antiquities dealer in Modi’in.
Judith Sudilovsky contributed to this report.