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Site Names
Hisban, Hesban, Hesbon, Heshbon, Esbus, حسبان, חשבון
Creation Date
7-8-1971
Descriptor Level A
Area C
Descriptor Level B
Square No. 4
Descriptor Level C
Basket No. 120
Descriptor Level D
Locus No. 25
Description
Obj. Reg. No. 346
Stratum: 03
Material: Bronze
Period: Late Arabic (Islamic) dominant, few Byzantine
Allocated to: AUAM 71.041
Notes: Child's bracelet
Does not close - 3.5 cm
Notes Reverse: Associated Objects: 404 nail; 403 ring; 519 balance weight; 551 sling stone
Ayyubid/Mamluk soil fills in C4
Description: One flat end, other is broken off; cannot tell how long or original piece was - present one is 10.5 cm
Style is like 155, measurements could have been about the same
Decoration: slanted striations (imitation of glaze? or twisted wire?) Flattened finial has a design but hard to see because of corrosion; needs cleaning and drawing.
After first cleaning design is still not distinct; looks like a stamp.
