Accession No
1930.1542 B
Description
Stone fragment of a vessel, incorporating a flat base. Made of a grey fabric and inscribed with text on the exterior.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Israel; Tell el-Far’ah South [Tell Fara]; Wadi Ghuzzeh
Period
Neolithic
Source
British School of Archaeology in Egypt [donor]; Petrie, William Flinders [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1930.1542 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Related Documents)
The number of the pit and the actual levels are given on the objects in some cases. Some specimens are labelled F/B. Compare the publications of this site by Sir F. Petrie.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Level A. Found from the Neolithic site B on the Wadi Guzzeh, near Tell el-Far'ah South (Tell Fara). Excavated by William Flinders Petrie, British School of Archaeology in Egypt, likely during the 1929-1930 excavation season.
Event Date 1929
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Accession register description for 1930.1542 [A-C]: 'A series of flints and potsherds.'
Event Date 1930
Author: maa
Context (References)
MacDonald, Eann and J.L. Starkey and Lankester Harding. (1932). 'Prehistoric Fara 1-20'. Beth Pelet II. British School of Archaeology in Egypt: London. pl. I-XLIA.
Event Date 1932
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1930.1542: 'Three potsherds, one fragment of stone ?mortar and nine flints found. One potsherd has ?ancient writing scratched on the reverse.'
Event Date 17/3/2003
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Stone fragment of a vessel, incorporating a flat base. Made of a grey fabric and inscribed with text on the exterior.
Event Date 5/9/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth
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