Scarab
29-104-50
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-104-50 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | CN II, 27/x; class C |
| Period | Late Bronze Age |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Carnelian |
| Description | Base bears figure of reclining gazelle; over back of animal is branch. Oren: “Description: Scarab with ring. Carnelian. Head: Lunate, clypeus notched. Back: Pronotum divided from elytra by a line. Two lines mark the central division between the elytra. Design: An antelope couchant, facing right. A branch is indicated over the animal’s back.” |
| Height | 0.9 cm |
| Length | 1.6 cm |
| Width | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 1194 - Field No SF |
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