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29-107-904B

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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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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