Pilate stone

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

The Pilate stone is a damaged block of carved limestone, with dimensions 82 cm × 65 cm (32 in × 26 in), which bears a partially intact inscription attributed to Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman province of Judaea in the 1st century AD. It was discovered at the archaeological site of Caesarea Maritima in 1961.