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Sarcophagus Fragment

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Object Number:29-103-756
Current Location: Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
Currently On Display
Provenience: Israel
Beth Shean
Archaeology Area: CN IV, Tomb 210, debris to s.
Locus: CN IV, Debris S. of Tomb 210
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Terracotta
Iconography:Face
Height: 22.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Depth: 7 cm
Credit Line:Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928
Other Number:26-10-255 (1) - Field No SF

Description

Face fragment of lid. Deep finger impressions on inside surface.

Oren: “Coffin. Clay, lid.” "Gritty dark brown clay, gray core; broken."

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Eastern Mediterranean Gallery: Crossroads of Culture (19 Nov 2022) View Objects in Exhibition

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 233, opposite Figure 47a; Figure 57b, no. 5; Figure 84: 3View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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