Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine

Roughly dressed ossuary has red wash, low feet, and and one incised line running along all sides of rim. Height describes that of chest plus that of gabled lid with fingergrips, broken and reconstructed. Ornamentation on the chest's front side consists of three metopes in zigzag frames, with a frieze of interlaced semi-circles at top, and triglyphs transformed into palm trees with ascending branches of zigzag semi-circles, mirrored by roots. Each metope contains a six-petalled rosette within a zigzag circle, with zigzags overlaying petals. Ornamentation on the chest's right side is similar, with an encircled rosette similarly linked to a frame. Σαλώνα, like שלון, is an alternate form or contraction of the name שלומציון; it is also found on Jewish tombstones in Italy. Κατανα is a Greek transliteration of קטנה, "little (one)." The ossuary contains the remains of an adult, so Κατανα is presumably a term of endearment or nickname, perhaps alluding to her physique. It is unlikely that the term is in place of νεωτέρα, "the younger." Greek transliterations of Hebrew words are found on other ossuaries in the area. Μαραιάμη, apparently a second name for Salona, is a variant of a common Greek form of מרים.