Accession No
1971.47 E
Description
Scarab made of faience; semi-oval in shape and decorated with a grooved design on the flat face and a carved scarab on the curved face. Hole bored longitudinally through the centre. Blue pigment on both faces of the scarab.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho
Period
?Prehistoric ?Middle Bronze Age II
Source
British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen (excavator)
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1971.47 E; G73 93 [Excavation Register]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Faience
Local Term
Measurements
11mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1971.47 [A-L]: 'One bronze ring (incomplete) (G) and eleven scarabs (A-F, H-L). Drawn.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Tomb G73
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley
Context (Field collection)
Jericho, excavated by Kathleen Kenyon, 1952-1958. See archive for field notebooks, distribution lists, etc. (BR6/3/1/1 – BR6/3/1/8).
Event Date 1952
Author: Sam Daisley
Context (References)
Kenyon, K.M. (1960). Excavations at Jericho, Vol. I: The Tombs Excavated in 1952–1954. London: The British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.
Event Date 1960
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Scarab made of faience; semi-oval in shape and decorated with a grooved design on the flat face and a carved scarab on the curved face. Hole bored longitudinally through the centre. Blue pigment on both faces of the scarab.
Event Date 15/7/2022
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:298824
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