Sherd
29-103-650
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-103-650 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | Level I or II, Summit, E. of green inscribed column |
| Locus | Summit, N. of green inscribed column |
| Period | Byzantine | Early Arabic |
| Date Made | 300-1100 CE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Light brown ware Fitzgerald: “A characteristic form of decoration in the Arab period consists of patterns scratched with a pointed instrument on the surface of the clay before baking. This is seen on the large jar-neck from the Arab street on the Summit.” |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 666 - Field No SF |
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