Scaraboid
29-104-29
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
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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