Rim Fragment

34-20-238

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 34-20-238
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level XI
Period Early Bronze IV | Middle Bronze I
Date Made 2300-2000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Fragment of a pot with outcurving rim. On the exterior at the greatest diameter is a small knob. Black ware; slip on both surfaces burning reddish brown on the interior, brown at the rim on the exterior and black on the body. Lustrous burnishing on both surfaces. Handmade?

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934
Other Number 33-9-476 -1 - Field No SF

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