Scarab
29-104-3
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-104-3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | CN II, 42/x-2; Class B |
| Period | Middle Bronze Age |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Steatite |
| Technique | Glazed |
| Iconography | Gazelle | Branch |
| Description | White steatite with brownish remains of glaze. Base bears figure of a gazelle; before the animal is a branch. Oren: "Scarab" “Description: White steatite with brownish glaze. Head: Lunate (?), joined to notched clypeus; horn marked. Back: Plain, except for side notches to indicate beginning of elytra. Design: An antelope walking to the left. In front of the animal is a branch, and over its back is another branch or a sign.” |
| Length | 1.5 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 1558 - Field No SF |
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