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34-20-475

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 34-20-475
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level XII ?, W. of Room 1947
Period Early Bronze III
Date Made 2700-2300 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Rim fragment of a vertical sided pot with diagonal fluting on the exterior. Black ware burning light brown, slip on both surfaces burning red on the interior, brown on the exterior at the rim, and black on the rest of the body. Lustrous burnishing on both surfaces. Handmade.

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934
Other Number 33-11-737 (2) - Field No SF

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