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Early Date (BCE) -980
Late Date (BCE) -323
Object Name Zoomorphic Figurine
Catalog Date 2013-10-07
Condition Report Date 2013-10-07
Condition Good
Condition Notes This horse figurine fragment is in good condition.
General Description Horse figurine fragment, with left ear, front legs, and hindquarters missing. Red ware with traces of faded white slip.
Object Date (Chronological)
  • Iron IIA-Babylonian
  • Persian
Excavation Date 1935-05-28
Primary Location Holbrook Hall, Pacific School of Religion
Drawer 117E
Unit AD17
Excavation Number x31
Provenance The millimeter card for this object in Room 568 is linked with unit AD19, while the excavation report lists Room 568 in unit AD17. The published excavation report takes precedence here. Room 568 contains mixed material, making the dating uncertain.
Category Type Ceramic
Subcatagory Ceramic -- Figurine
Publication Notes McCown, C. C. 1947. Tell en-Nasbeh, Vol. I: Archaeological and Historical Results. Berkeley and New Haven: The Palestine Institute of Pacific School of Religion and the American Schools of Oriental Research. Wampler, J. C. 1947. Tell en-Nasbeh, Vol. II: The Pottery. Berkeley and New Haven: The Palestine Institute of Pacific School of Religion and the American Schools of Oriental Research.
Material Ceramic
Weight (g) 59.0
Depth (cm) 0.0
Diameter (cm) 0.0
Height (cm) 6.1
Length (cm) 5.5
Width (cm) 3.8
Dimension Notes All measurements taken at widest points.
Decoration Slip
Decoration Notes White slip
Completeness Fragment
Manufacture Handmade
Ceramic Fabric Red ware with gray core containing fine to large light inclusions.
Updated 2013-11-18
B2013147
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B2013147-3
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Melissa Cradic, William Frederic Badè. (2020) "B2013.1.47 from Asia/Palestinian Authority/Tell en-Nasbeh/Square I/Room 568". In Bade Museum. Aaron Brody (Ed). Released: 2020-07-08. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/44fd9447-47ad-434f-beb5-998642536940> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2ft8xj5q

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