Uninscribed Amethyst Scarabs from the Southern Levant

Prompted by the discovery of a schematic uninscribed amethyst scarab at Tel Abel Beth Maacah in the Upper Galilee, an overview of such scarabs found in the southern Levant is provided, with a typological analysis and a tentative dating and origin of these pieces.

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Published in:Bulletin of ASOR
Main Author: David, Arlette 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of Chicago Press [2019]
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Further subjects:B SCARABS (Amulets)
B Cultural Transmission
B Middle Bronze Age
B PROTHORAX
B eastern Nile Delta
B Israel
B Typology
B Amethysts
B amethyst scarabs
B MIDDLE East antiquities
B HESITATION wounds
B scarab workshops
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Summary:Prompted by the discovery of a schematic uninscribed amethyst scarab at Tel Abel Beth Maacah in the Upper Galilee, an overview of such scarabs found in the southern Levant is provided, with a typological analysis and a tentative dating and origin of these pieces.
ISSN:2161-8062
Contains:Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/703076