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Repaired from Transit Damage, 'Jesus Ossuary' Draws Crowds

On a recent Friday night, people queued for more than 45-minutes and paid an entry fee of CDN $15 to view a 20-by-11 inch limestone box at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada. Bought by an Israeli antiquities collector in the 1970s for a few hundred dollars, the 1st century AD artifact, despite damage sustained while in transit to its temporary home in Toronto, is now reportedly worth 'millions' because of its possible link to the historical figure of Christ.

Known as the "James Ossuary," the artifact has received global attention due to a lightly carved inscription which has just recently been translated by scholars as “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.” While it is unlikely that an indisputable link to Christ will ever be established, both the popular and scholarly communities are intrigued by the object fueled by extensive press coverage.

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