Oded Golan collection, cited here as a private holder record, is Israeli collector Oded Golan's own account of his ownership and exhibition history for the ossuary bearing the inscription James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus, as presented at his own trial and in exhibition catalogues. Golan was tried on forgery and antiquities charges and acquitted of forgery in 2012, though the court did not rule the inscription itself authentic, leaving the matter scholarly disputed. A private holder's own account carries less independent verification than an institution's; cite it for Golan's own stated ownership and exhibition history, never for the ossuary's authenticity, which needs independent epigraphic and forensic assessment.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Custodial self-account of a private holder's collection. A private holder's own record of its holdings sits at tier 2, the same institutional-self-account shape as a museum or temple. NotesOded Golan collection's own custodial record for the object it holds. A standing institutional or private-holder record, not a scholarly publication; use for provenance and holding-institution facts, not for the object's own history or meaning.
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyOded Golan (private collector)
Custodian BasisThe collector's own account of ownership and exhibition history for the ossuary, as presented at trial and in exhibition catalogues.
Citation
Source Typecustodian record
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Custodians & Museums, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Artifacts & Relics, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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