Handle

34-20-849

From: Israel | Beth Shean

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number 34-20-849
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Israel | Beth Shean
Archaeology Area Level XIV, Below Rooms 1846-1849
Period Early Bronze I | Early Bronze II
Date Made ca. 3050 BCE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Ceramic
Technique Incised
Description

Ledge handle, with its outer edge indented and pushed up by finger impressions. The upper surface of the handle bears three small incised marks. Black ware, drab slip on both surfaces, red wash on exterior. Handmade.

Credit Line Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1934
Other Number 33-10-398 - Field No SF

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