Cult Object
Chair
29-107-947
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 29-107-947 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Archaeology Area | Level VII, Room 1068, below floor, Amenophis III Temple |
| Period | Late Bronze IIB |
| Date Made | 1300-1200 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Basalt |
| Technique | Incised |
| Iconography | Animal | Seth |
| Description | Model throne. Hollowed out, each side of seat incised with a winged Set-animal with tail upright. On back of seat are vulture with outstretched wings and claws, latter holding shen emblems of eternity. Also below the vulture is djed emblem with two human hands and arms. Hanging from the arms are two ankh signs. Incised decoration is filled with yellow pigment. |
| Height | 9.1 cm |
| Width | 5.8 cm |
| Depth | 6.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1921-1928 |
| Other Number | 26-8-79 - Field No SF |
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