Sarcophagus Lid
29-103-790
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-103-790 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | CN II, 90/1; class D |
| Locus | CN II, 90/1 |
| Period | Early Iron Age |
| Date Made | 1200–1000 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Male Head |
| Description | Anthropoid sarcophagus lid. Male head with arms held under chin. Oren: “Coffin. Clay, lid.” "Gritty dark gray clay, black core; facial features and hands applied. Reconstructed." |
| Height | 68 cm |
| Width | 58 cm |
| Depth | 30 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 1807 - Field No SF |
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