Column
29-107-904B
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 29-107-904B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
Archaeology Area | Byzantine Round Church on the Summit, Level II |
Date Made | Made ca. 250 CE; inscribed after 749 CE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Marble (Stone) |
Technique | Incised |
Inscription Language | Arabic Language | Greek Language |
Description | Greenish marble. Incised arabic inscription running down column. Each end of the shaft is marked with triangle and name written in Greek. |
Height | 407.5 cm |
Outside Diameter | 53 cm |
Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
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