A one-of-a-kind stone capital, unlike any ever discovered worldwide, will be unveiled to the public for the first time during Israel’s Independence Day celebrations at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel in Jerusalem. This remarkable artifact, carved from limestone and adorned with an eight-branched lamp, dates back over 1,500 years to the Byzantine period (6th–7th century CE). The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) unearthed the rare capital in 2020 during excavations ahead of infrastructure development at Jerusalem’s new city entrance, a project funded by Netivei Israel – National Transport Infrastructure Company. Researchers believe the stone capital was reused in a secondary function, found resting upside-down on the floor of a Byzantine-era building. The stone capital will be presented to the public as part of the Israel Antiquities Authority’s commitment to making the cultural assets of the Land of Israel accessible.