Scaraboid

29-104-29

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 29-104-29
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Room 1136; Level IV
Period Iron Age IIB
Date Made 925-720 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Glass | Copper
Technique Glazed (uncertain)
Iconography Winged Serpent
Description

Reddish Glass and copper coated with a glaze (?). Unpierced. Inscription on base divided into three registers: the two end registers bear obscure inscriptions; the middle show two winged serpents between which are three hieroglyphs perhaps meaning "Union of the two lands."

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928
Other Number 26-11-260 - Field No SF

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