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Jug

Object Number:29-103-35
Current Location: Collections Storage
Provenience: Israel
Beth Shean
Archaeology Area: Cn II, 42/2, Class B
Locus: CN II, 42/2
Period: Middle Bronze Age
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Ceramic
Credit Line:Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928
Other Number:1459 - Field No SF

Description

Small foot, sides of body expand to a sharply carinated shoulder; short wide neck with flaring rim; on shoulder was a small loop handle (now missing).

Oren: "Jug. Grayish ware, burnit light brown, cream slip; burnished; decorated in purple and dark red."

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: Figure 32, no. 8; Figure 67, no. 17View 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 Unpublished manuscript.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: Plate 24, NO. 20View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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