Object Number | 34-20-202 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
Archaeology Area | Level XI, Rooms 1818-1820, upper walls |
Period | Early Bronze IV | Middle Bronze I |
Date Made | 2300-2000 BCE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Ceramic |
Description | Small flat base, nearly ovoid body, short neck with flaring rim, most of which is missing. A loop handle connects the rim and shoulder. On the shoulder is a snake in relief (tail missing), whoe head rests on the handle at the rim. On the shoulder not quite opposite the handle are two small knobs. Light red ware; dark brown slip on exterior, burnished. Handmade. Restored from sherds; incomplete. |
Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934 |
Other Number | 33-9-357 and 33-9-361 - Field No SF |
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