Vessel Handle

34-21-257

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 34-21-257
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level XVIII, below Room 1892
Period Neolithic | Chalcolithic
Date Made 4500-4000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Circular handle with wide ends. Coarse dark brown ware, traces of light brown slip on the interior; the exterior bears traces of red wash. Handmade.

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934
Other Number 33-11-272b - Field No SF

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