"Ring Stone" by Andrews University, Institute of Archaeology
 

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Site Names

Hisban, Hesban, Hesbon, Heshbon, Esbus, حسبان, חשבון

Creation Date

7-6-1971

Descriptor Level A

Area C

Descriptor Level B

Square No. 1

Descriptor Level C

Basket No. 30

Descriptor Level D

Locus No. Surface Clearing

Description

Obj. Reg. No. 333

Stratum: AM02?

Material: Glass (?)

Allocated to: Department of Antiquities

Notes: 1.25 x 0.85 x 0.5 cm

S. Goldstein said: rock crystal, cut and polished, feels light, possibly Islamic because Romans did not work with rock crystal very much; held against wheel to make beveled cuts, 3+ cuts which could be a specialized design. EEP

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