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Sarcophagus

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Object Number:29-103-792
Current Location: Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
Currently On Display
Provenience: Israel
Beth Shean
Archaeology Area: CN IV, Tomb 202-A, Class D
Period: Early Iron Age
Section:Near Eastern
Materials:Ceramic
Height: 198 cm
Width: 63 cm
Depth: 51 cm
Credit Line:Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928
Other Number:26-9-564 - Field No SF

Description

Terracotta. Semicircular aperture on top.

Oren: “Coffin. Clay.” "Gritty dark brown clay, gray core; one circular hole at base and six small holes at back."

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Canaan and Ancient Israel (18 Oct 1998 - 02 Aug 2021) View Objects in Exhibition
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 231, opposite Figure 46; Figure 55b, no. 5; Figure 82View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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