Scaraboid
29-104-29
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-104-29 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | Room 1136; Level IV |
| Period | Iron Age IIB |
| Date Made | 925-720 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Glass | Copper |
| Technique | Glazed (uncertain) |
| Iconography | Winged Serpent |
| Description | Reddish Glass and copper coated with a glaze (?). Unpierced. Inscription on base divided into three registers: the two end registers bear obscure inscriptions; the middle show two winged serpents between which are three hieroglyphs perhaps meaning "Union of the two lands." |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 26-11-260 - Field No SF |
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