The owner of the artifact is said to have bought it for a few hundred dollars in the 1970 ’ s. Thus, the origin of the ossuary is shrouded in mystery.
याकोबाचे नाव असलेली पेटी एका प्राचीन वस्तूंच्या बाजारातून प्राप्त झाली, उत्खननाच्या स्थळातून नव्हे.