The marble slab dates back between 300 and 800 CE. It's also the only complete example of its kind from antiquity.

The world’s oldest stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments has changed hands in a dramatic sale at Sotheby’s New York for a staggering $5.04 million.

Sotheby’s called the stone the world’s oldest inscribed with the Ten Commandments, but some experts had raised questions about its provenance and authenticity.

The oldest known complete inscription of the Ten Commandments sold at auction for more than $5 million on Wednesday, more than doubling the presale estimate of where the bidding would end. The auction, which was overseen by Sotheby’s, lasted about 10 minutes and involved interested parties from around the world, according to The Associated Press.

The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments has been sold at an auction for more than $5 million.

The world’s oldest-known Ten Commandments tablet sold on Wednesday (18 December) for $5 million (€4.8 million) at Sotheby’s, far surpassing expectations. The marble slab, previously used as a paving stone,

A stone tablet carrying engravings of the Ten Commandments sold for $5 million at auction on Wednesday, Sotheby's announced.

Sotheby’s is facilitating the sale of what it says is an approximately 1,500-year-old tablet, which it describes as “the only complete tablet of the Ten Commandments still extant from this early era.”

An ancient stone tablet inscribed with nine of the Ten Commandments was sold for $5.04 million at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday night, amid ongoing debates over its authenticity. The tablet, weighing 52 kg (115 pounds) and described by Sotheby's as the oldest in existence,