Plaque

32-15-381

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 32-15-381
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level VI, Room 1599
Locus W. of Room 1599
Period Iron Age IA | Iron Age IB
Date Made 1200-1000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Glass
Description

Greenish-blue glass. Rectangular, pierced through its length in two places. On surace of the plaque bears 3 human figures in relief, the centre figure facing, the ones on the sides facing the centre with arms upraised; between the central figure and the one on the right is a goat rearing on his hind legs. The central figure is bearded and wears a headdress and a flounced skirt and has his arms held to his chest. Fragmentary and incomplete.

Length 3.7 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Thickness 1.2 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1932
Other Number 31-12-3 - Field No SF

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