Plaque
Panel
29-107-960
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-107-960 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | Level II, LTN, Room 302 |
| Period | Byzantine |
| Date Made | 300-700 CE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Greek Inscription |
| Description | Flat base, flattened convex top; cross carved with the Greek for Life, Light. Fitzgerald: “… a marble panel, from Room 302 in the northern section of the Western Slop area, on which is carved a cross with the words (see publication for the Greek) Life, Light, an obvious allusion to John I, 4.” |
| Length | 8.7 cm |
| Width | 5.4 cm |
| Depth | 3.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 3021 - Field No SF |
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