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34-21-348

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 34-21-348
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Pit W. of 1899, at E.
Period Neolithic | Chalcolithic
Date Made 4500-4000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Neck and shoulder of a jar. At the base of the neck is a molded band decorated with deeply incised vertical lines. Light brown ware, cream-coloured slip on both surfaces; the exterior is covered with black-brown wash. Handmade.

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934
Other Number 33-11-297 - Field No SF

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