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SMALL BUT MEANINGFUL. Measuring only 1.5 inches high, the ivory pomegranate bears a larger-than-life inscription, which reads “(Belonging) to the temple of [Yahwe]h, holy to the priests.” An Israel Antiquities Authority committee declared the pomegranate a forgery, despite having been previously authenticated by several leading experts. If authentic, this may be the only surviving relic from Solomon’s Temple.