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34-20-165

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 34-20-165
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level XI, Room 1801
Period Early Bronze IV | Middle Bronze I
Date Made 2300-2000 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Fragment of jar neck and shoulder. Gritty light brown ware with cream-coloured surfaces. Just below the neck is a raised band bearing finger impressions; over this band and on the base of the neck is a horizontal band of red paint with two vertical bands of red paint joining it. The shoulder bears a faint comb decoration. Handmade?

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934
Other Number 33-9-173a - Field No SF

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