Box

29-103-795A

Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 29-103-795A
Current Location Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level VII, Room 1072, Amenophis III Temple
Locus Room 1072, Amenophis III Tem. Level VII
Period Late Bronze IIB
Date Made 1300-1200 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Bird
Description

oblong box with perforated lugs (one on each long side) for attachment of lid. Purple painted deocration on top in straight lines, and on the unbroken long side is figure of bird. Gritty brown ware. Incomplete and restored. Handmade.

Height 12 cm
Length 31 cm
Width 17 cm
Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928
Other Number 25-11-211 - Field No SF

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