Scaraboid
| Object Number: | 29-104-29 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Israel Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area: | Room 1136; Level IV |
| Period: | Iron Age IIB |
| Date Made: | 925-720 BC |
| Early Date: | -925 |
| Late Date: | -720 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Glass Copper |
| Technique: | Glazed (uncertain) |
| Iconography: | Winged Serpent |
| Credit Line: | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number: | 26-11-260 - Field No SF |
Description
Reddish Glass and copper coated with a glaze (?). Unpierced. Inscription on base divided into three registers: the two end registers bear obscure inscriptions; the middle show two winged serpents between which are three hieroglyphs perhaps meaning "Union of the two lands."
Bibliography:
| [Book] Keel, Othmar. 2010. Corpus der Stempelsiegel-Amulette aus Palästina/Israel : von den Anfängen bis zur Perserzeit.. Freiburg. Freiburg, Schweiz. Vol. 2. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pages 112, 113/ cat. no. 37 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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