Front of the
Rome or David Casket, Byzantine, 898 or 900AD

A larger image of the Murder of the priests and the women and children of Nob Murder of the priests and the women and children of Nob The kolakeia, a unicum in David illustration David plays the flute while minding the sheep. David fights a lion. Photo by Prof Mortel

An ivory casket in the Palazzo Venezia, Rome.
The casket had been attributed to Armenia based on the strangeness of the lettering of part of the inscription. Later this was found to be due to repair of the casket, probably in the 17th century.