Seal (Object)
| Object Number: | 29-104-86 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Israel Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area: | CN II, 27/x; Class C |
| Period: | Late Bronze Age |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Steatite |
| Iconography: | Cartouche Tuthmosis III |
| Height: | 0.5 cm |
| Length: | 1.7 cm |
| Width: | 1.1 cm |
| Credit Line: | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number: | 1195 - Field No SF |
Description
White steatite; yellow traces of glaze. Flat oval shape. On one surface is a cartouche containing the prenomen of Tuthmosis III (Men-Kheper-Re) between two uraeii; the other surface is decorated with a floral pattern.
Oren: “Description: Plaquette. White steatite with traces of yellow glaze.
Design: One side filled with a floral pattern, four petals of a flower and four scrolls converging to a central disc. In the corners are four decorations each ending with a flower. The other side has in the center a royal cartouche between two uraei erect; the tails of the uraei touch the cartouche, with a solar disc between. The cartouche is inscribed with Aa-kheperw-Ra which is the prenomen of Amenophis II. The body of the snakes is filled with a crisscross design (according to the Rowe, the cartouche is inscribed with “Men-kheper-Re” which is the prenomen of Thuthmose III).”
Bibliography:
| [Book] Oren, Eliezer D. 1973. The Northern Cemetery of Beth Shan.. Leiden. E. J. Brill. pg. xx, 307 p. with illus., 3 fold. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 97, no. 10; Page 211, opposite Figure 38; Figure 51, no. 9 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Fitzgerald, Gerald M. Excavations in the Northern Cemetery Area, 1922-1931.. Unpublished manuscript. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pl.28, no.9 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Keel, Othmar. 2010. Corpus der Stempelsiegel-Amulette aus Palästina/Israel : von den Anfängen bis zur Perserzeit.. Freiburg. Freiburg, Schweiz. Vol. 2. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pages 134, 135/ cat. no. 81 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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