Bail Handle

29-108-432

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

Object Number 29-108-432
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level II, LTN, Room 6
Period Byzantine
Date Made 300-700 CE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Bronze
Description

The ends of the handle are bent back to form loops. Inside one of the loops is a fragment of a thin piece of bronze (perhaps part of the vessel). The handle is thinner on top where the hand grips it.

Height 9.2 cm
Length 16 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928
Other Number 355 - Field No SF

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