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34-20-538

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 34-20-538
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level XII, (but this room continued in use through Levels XI, X B, and X A) Room 1902 at NW
Period Early Bronze III
Date Made 2700-2300 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Description

Shoulder fragment of a jug with a loop handle. Brown ware, light brown slip on both surfaces; the exterior bears a purple painted decoration in a number of horizontal lines, two of these being connected by several groups of three vertical lines; between two other horizontal lines is a wavy line encircling the vessel.

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934
Other Number 33-11-875 - Field No SF

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