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32-15-323

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 32-15-323
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level XB, Room 1659
Locus Room 1659
Period Middle Bronze IIB
Date Made 1800-1600 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Bronze
Description

Sides expanding from a flat butt to a curved edge. Accidentally adhering to one surface, near the butt, is a long female figurine wearing a wig or headdress; forearm missing.

Height 18 cm
Width 4 cm
Depth 1.6 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1932
Other Number 33-11-257 - Field No SF

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