CNN —The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament is expected to fetch up to $2 million when it goes up for auction next month.
The ancient stone will be on show in Sotheby's New York showroom from December 5, before going on sale later in the month.
The inscription was placed face upward and the stone was exposed to heavy foot traffic.
According to a press statement sent to CNN by Sotheby’s, which will auction the tablet in New York next month, the stone was sold to a scholar in 1943.
Last year, a Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old was sold for $38.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York.
Persons:
Samaritanism, Gerizim –, Zion, Sotheby’s, ”, Gerizim, Richard Austin, Sassoon
Organizations:
CNN, Sotheby’s, Bank –
Locations:
Israel, Sotheby's New York, New York, York