Vessel Handle

34-21-258

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 34-21-258
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level XVIII, below Rooms 1895-1896
Period Neolithic | Chalcolithic
Date Made 4500-4000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Loop handle having a wide flat top. Gritty light brown ware, light brown slip on both surfaces; the exterior is covered with streaky red wash. Handmade.

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934
Other Number 33-11-105b - Field No SF

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