Scarab
29-104-31
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-104-31 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | CN IV, Debris SW of Tomb 219, Class A and Class D |
| Period | Early Bronze Age |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Faience |
| Technique | Glazed |
| Iconography | Ramesses II |
| Description | Faeince, brown remains of glaze. Inscribed with the name of Rameses II. Oren: “Scarab.” “Description: Faience with traces of brown glaze. Prothorax and wing-cases not indicated; legs cut wide open and deeply incised. Design: Inscribed Wesr-ma Stp-n-Ra which is the name of Ramses II.” |
| Height | 0.7 cm |
| Length | 1.3 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 26-10-233 - Field No SF |
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