A rare, intact bronze ring from the Middle Ages bearing the image of St. Nicholas was discovered by chance during recent landscaping work in the garden of a home in the Jezreel Valley community of Moshav Yogev.
St. Nicholas is best known as the source of Santa Claus, the beloved, jolly, gift-giving Christmas personality.
To date, there is no comparable ring in the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) National Treasure Department.
Gardener Dekel Ben-Shitrit, 26, was weeding on Thursday when his eye caught an object among the plants. He picked it up and noticed it had a human figure on it.
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