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31-50-228

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 31-50-228
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area CN 254, higher level; Class F
Locus C.N. 254, higher level
Section Near Eastern
Materials Bronze
Iconography Human Head | Fish | Boy
Description

The handle is in the form of a crescent on which stands the nude figure of a boy having a strainer spoon on his head. The ends of the crescent on the rear surface are in the form of fishes (?); between them is a human head. The boy's arms are placed on his hips; a scarf passes over his left shoulder and under his right arm.

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1931
Other Number 30-9-135 - Field No SF

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