Dead Sea Scrolls
Conservators from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Science Museum conservation workers meticulously inspected and carefully installed a 2,000 year-old scroll jar and lid, discovered in caves along the Dead Sea on Thursday at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Israel Antiquities Authority Coordinator of Special Projects Helena Sokolov, front, centers the 2,000 year-old scroll jar and lid at the Science Museum of Minnesota on Thursday as other conservation workers watch. The jar and lid were discovered in caves along the Dead Sea.
Helena Sokolov centers the lid on the jar Thursday at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Helena Sokolov, right, and Conservation Assistant Rebecca Newberry, left, carefully place the 2,000 year-old jar on the display case Thursday.
Conservation workers wipe dust off the display before placing the jar.
Science Museum of Minnesota Fabricator Aaron Heidgerken wipes the display case clean.
Conservators from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Science Museum conservation workers meticulously inspected and carefully installed a 2,000 year-old scroll jar and lid, discovered in caves along the Dead Sea Thursday.
Conservation workers place the cover over the display.
Helena Sokolov makes final touches to the Dead Sea Scrolls jar exhibit.
Helena Sokolov inspects the jar exhibit.
Vice President Mike Day: “What we have is the very first piece that people will see when they come to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition is a scroll jar. The Bedouin shepherds that found the scrolls reported that they found the scrolls inside the scroll jars.”
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