Officials in Udine, in northern Italy, have unveiled the recovered fragment of a 15th century Jewish gravestone that is believed to be the only surviving physical trace of the the city’s Jewish cemetery, which was founded in 1405.
The stone will be displayed in the Palazzo Morpurgo, the one-time mansion of a 19th century Jewish banker, which is now a museum.
According to a report on the Il Friuli news site, the fragment, which measures 34 by 22 centimeters, bears six lines of text, which scholars said appeared to refer to a woman who died in the 1450s.
It was discovered in 2010, embedded as part of the construction of a centuries-old wall, but was only removed and restored several months ago, the report said.
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