Lamp
| Object Number: | 29-102-274 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Israel Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area: | Level II, LTN, House IV, Cistern 3 |
| Period: | Byzantine |
| Date Made: | 300-700 CE |
| Early Date: | 300 |
| Late Date: | 700 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Credit Line: | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number: | 334 - Field No SF |
Description
Mottled yellow and light brown ware; wide, blackened nozzle; ring base; knob handle; molded decoration of two garlands extending from either side of the handle and surrounding the body aperture. They end at the beginning of the nozzle with two circles, one on each side. Between the circles are two scrolls and from the scrolls rises a beehive which reaches to the nozzle opening. The beehive is flanked by 6 circles, three on each side.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Fitzgerald, Gerald M. 1931. Beth-Shan Excavations 1921-1923: the Arab and Byzantine Levels.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Plate XXXVI, no. 10 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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