Scarab
29-104-9
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-104-9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | CN II, 7; Class D |
| Period | Early Iron Age |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Steatite |
| Technique | Glaze |
| Iconography | Lotus? | Inscription |
| Description | White steatite, brown remains of glaze. Inscribed: Amen Re (?) Lord. A lotus (?) plant overhangs the inscription. Oren: “Scarab.” “Description: White steatite with traces of yellow glaze. Prothorax and wing-case indicated with sun-disc on each side of the elytra. Design. The sign Amen-Ra followed by a horizontal line with several vertical strokes; on the top and bottom are neb signs. The scarab is assigned by Rowe in the field catalogue to the late XVIIIth or XIXth Dynasty.” |
| Height | 0.8 cm |
| Length | 1.5 cm |
| Width | 1.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 858 - Field No SF |
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