Plaque
Panel
29-107-960
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 29-107-960 |
Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
Archaeology Area | Level II, LTN, Room 302 |
Period | Byzantine |
Date Made | 400–600 CE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Marble (Stone) |
Technique | Carved |
Iconography | Greek Inscription |
Description | Flat base, flattened convex top; cross carved with the Greek for Life, Light. Fitzgerald: “… a marble panel, from Room 302 in the northern section of the Western Slop area, on which is carved a cross with the words (see publication for the Greek) Life, Light, an obvious allusion to John I, 4.” |
Length | 8.7 cm |
Width | 5.4 cm |
Depth | 3.6 cm |
Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
Other Number | 3021 - Field No SF |
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