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Scarab

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
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

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.”

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: Page 127, no. 15; Page 243, opposite Figure 49; Figure 51, no. 25View 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 Unpublished manuscript.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: Pl.28, No.25View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] McGovern, Patrick E., and James, Frances W. 1993. The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: A Study of Levels VII and VIII.. Philadelphia. The University of Pennsylvania Museum Monograph. Vol. II. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 62.4View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Book] McGovern, Patrick E., and James, Frances W. 1993. The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: A Study of Levels VII and VIII.. Philadelphia. The University of Pennsylvania Museum Monograph. Vol. II. : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 62.25View Objects related to this
[Book] McGovern, Patrick E., and James, Frances W. 1993. The Late Bronze Egyptian Garrison at Beth Shan: A Study of Levels VII and VIII.. Philadelphia. The University of Pennsylvania Museum Monograph. Vol. II. : Page/Fig./Plate: Fig. 64.1View Objects related to this
[Book] Keel, Othmar. 2010. Corpus der Stempelsiegel-Amulette aus Palästina/Israel : von den Anfängen bis zur Perserzeit.. Freiburg. Freiburg, Schweiz. Vol. 2. : Page/Fig./Plate: pages 140, 141/ cat. no. 94View Objects related to this

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