Scarab
29-104-24
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-104-24 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | Room 1068, below altar steps, Amenophis III Temple; Level VII |
| Date Made | 1800-1200 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Gold | Lapis Lazuli (uncertain) |
| Iconography | Lion |
| Description | Lapis lazuli(?) in gold mounting with an eye at each end for attachment of the ring. On the base of the scarab is a lion bearing another animal on its back. |
| Length | 1.9 cm |
| Width | 1.2 cm |
| Depth | 0.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 26-8-31 - Field No SF |
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