Strainer
34-22-70
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Israel | Beth Shemesh
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | 34-22-70 |
Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Philistine |
Provenience | Israel | Beth Shemesh |
Archaeology Area | Rm 401 (Silo) |
Date Made | 1150–1050 BCE |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Painted |
Iconography | Eye | Bird |
Description | Philistine ware. Buff ceramic with red and black/brown painted decoration on upper part of jug: three large "eyes" on neck area, separated from main areas of design by two concentric red lines; on one side, two areas of two "eyes" each, separated from each other by two triangles, one red, one black; on other side, bird with long tail and beak and two areas of cross-hatched diamonds; four concentric red lines at bottom of main design area; red lines outlining spout. Long neck, loop handle and flaring lip of spout broken off. Small hole in pot just below main design area. Paint partially chipped in several places. |
Height | 23.5 cm |
Width | 21 cm |
Outside Diameter | 19 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Elihu Grant, 1934 |
Other Number | 33-5-46 - Field No SF | H 87 / 5-5-33 (?) - Other Number |
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