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34-20-501

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 34-20-501
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level XII, Room 1845
Period Early Bronze III
Date Made 2700-2300 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Fragment of a pot with curved sides and slightly outcurved rim. On the exterior at the greatest diameter is a knob, its length extending vertically down the side of the vessel. Gritty brown ware, slip on both surfaces burning buff on the interior and mottled buff and black on the exterior. Lustrous burnishing on both surfaces. Handmade.

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934
Other Number 33-10-429 - Field No SF

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