Accession No

Z 35754.2


Description

Stone figurine of animal, possibly a horse. Very schematic. Head and ears broken off. Hind legs merged into one; no front leg (not broken).


Place

Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho


Period

Early Bronze Age


Source

Garstang, John [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 35754.2; J.36 3875 261 A 0.25 [Excavation no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

65mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Found: Jericho (Tell); Deposit: - Level VII
Event Date 1936
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Jericho, excavated by John Garstang, 1930-1936. MAA received material from the 1936 excavation, see archive (BR6/1/4).
Event Date 1936
Author: Emily Shorter


Context (References)
Garstang, J., Ben-Dor, I. and Fitzgerald, F. M. 1936. ‘Jericho: City and Necropolis (Report for the Sixth and Concluding Season, 1936).’ Liverpool Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology, 23. pp. 67–100.
Event Date 1936
Author: Emily Shorter


Description (Physical description)
Record for Z 35754[.1-2]: 'One flat triangular pebble and one pebble in the shape of neck and head of a bird or animal.'
Event Date 13/8/1992
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
Dr Laerke Recht, fellow at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, examined this object on 26 March 2018 and provided an updated description, which has been added.
Event Date 26/3/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Stone figurine of animal - perhaps equid. Very schematic. Head and ears broken off. Hind legs merged into one; no front leg (not broken).
Event Date 26/3/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Stone figurine of animal, possibly a horse. Very schematic. Head and ears broken off. Hind legs merged into one; no front leg (not broken).
Event Date 22/7/2022
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:298878

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