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32-15-207

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 32-15-207
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level XA, Room 1639
Locus Room 1639
Period Middle Bronze IIC
Date Made 1650-1550 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Drab ware with a buff slip on one surface bearing traces of red wash in a criss-cross pattern. Cut from a sherd; rectangular shape, pierced through the centre; the button is grooved around its middle; near one of the ends is an incomplete boring.

Length 6.8 cm
Width 4.4 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1932
Other Number 31-11-154 - Field No SF

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