Strigil
31-50-228
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-50-228 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | CN 254, higher level; Class F |
| Locus | C.N. 254, higher level |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Human Head | Fish | Boy |
| Description | The handle is in the form of a crescent on which stands the nude figure of a boy having a strainer spoon on his head. The ends of the crescent on the rear surface are in the form of fishes (?); between them is a human head. The boy's arms are placed on his hips; a scarf passes over his left shoulder and under his right arm. |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1931 |
| Other Number | 30-9-135 - Field No SF |
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