| Object Number |
29-104-4 |
| Current Location |
Collections Storage |
| Provenience |
Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area |
CN IV, Debris SW of Tomb 219 |
| Section |
Near Eastern |
| Materials |
Faience |
| Technique |
Glazed | Incised |
| Iconography |
Uraeus |
| Description |
Faience, brown remains of glaze. The base bears an incised reed sign in front of an uraeus. Oren: “Scarab.” “Description: Faience with remains of brown glaze. Prothorax and wing-cases indicated; head and two eyes visible; no legs. The scarab rests on a socket. Design: A reed sign in front of an uraeus erect.” |
| Height |
0.5 cm |
| Length |
1 cm |
| Width |
0.7 cm |
| Credit Line |
Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number |
26-10-190 - Field No SF |
Current & Past Exhibitions
This object has never been on display.
Bibliography
| Oren, Eliezer D. The Northern Cemetery of Beth Shan. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1973. xx, 307 p. with illus., 3 fold. See: Page 127, no. 15; Page 243, opposite Figure 49; Figure 51, no. 25 |
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| Fitzgerald, Gerald M. Excavations in the Northern Cemetery Area, 1922-1931. Unpublished manuscript. See: Pl.28, No.25 |
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| James, Frances W., and Patrick E. McGovern. The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: A Study of Levels VII and VIII. II. Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Museum Monograph, 1993. See: Fig. 62.4 |
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| James, Frances W., and Patrick E. McGovern. The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: A Study of Levels VII and VIII. II. Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Museum Monograph, 1993. See: Fig. 62.25 |
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| James, Frances W., and Patrick E. McGovern. The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: A Study of Levels VII and VIII. II. Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Museum Monograph, 1993. See: Fig. 64.1 |
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| Keel, Othmar. Corpus der Stempelsiegel-Amulette aus Palästina/Israel : von den Anfängen bis zur Perserzeit. 2. Freiburg: Freiburg, Schweiz, 2010. See: pages 140, 141/ cat. no. 94 |
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