Lamp
29-102-274
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
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 |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Ceramic |
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. |
Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
Other Number | 334 - Field No SF |
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