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29-104-87

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 29-104-87
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Room 1068, Amenophis III Temple, Level VII
Period Late Bronze IIB
Date Made 1300-1200 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Faience
Description

Faience with blue glaze. Flat, oval-shaped; bored. One side bears a few hieroglyphs; the other side shows Horus holding a sceptre in one hand and the "ankh" sign in the other; in front of his head is an uraeus and between the sceptre and knee is an "ankh" sign.

Length 1.7 cm
Width 1.2 cm
Depth 0.6 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928
Other Number 25-11-360 - Field No SF

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