Pilate stone

Pilate stone
Replica casting on display in Caesarea Maritima[1]
Material	Limestone
Height	82 cm
Width	65 cm
Writing	Latin
Created	AD 26–37
Discovered	1961 Caesarea, Israel
Present location	Israel Museum
Identification	AE 1963 number 104

The Pilate stone is a damaged block (82 cm x 65 cm) of carved limestone with a partially intact inscription attributed to Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman province of Judaea from AD 26 to 36. It was discovered at the archaeological site of Caesarea Maritima in 1961.