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Ancient Ten Commandments Tablet Sells for \$5 Million Amidst Authenticity Debate
A marble tablet inscribed with nine of the Ten Commandments, discovered in 1913 during railway construction in present-day Israel and subsequently used as a paving stone, sold for \$5,004,000 at Sotheby's despite authenticity concerns, exceeding its \$1-2 million estimate.
Ancient Ten Commandments Tablet Sells for \$5 Million Amidst Authenticity Debate
A marble tablet inscribed with nine of the Ten Commandments, discovered in 1913 during railway construction in present-day Israel and subsequently used as a paving stone, sold for \$5,004,000 at Sotheby's despite authenticity concerns, exceeding its \$1-2 million estimate.
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