Rim Fragment
34-20-784
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 34-20-784 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | Level XIV, Room 1863 |
| Period | Early Bronze I | Early Bronze II |
| Date Made | ca. 3050 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | Rim fragment of a hole-mouth jar. On the exterior below the rim a modeled ridge encircles the vessel bearing diagonally incised lines in a cord pattern. Grey ware burning reddish brown; brown slip on both surfaces; exterior bears traces of red wash in a criss-cross pattern. Handmade. |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934 |
| Other Number | 33-10-685 - Field No SF |
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