ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Ring
Place ExcavatedJericho, Palestine, Asia
PeriodEarly Bronze Age
Date3300-3050 BCE
MediumCopper
Credit LineJericho Excavations, 1952-1958
Object number1955.108
Label TextAlthough the period is called Early Bronze Age, bronze (an alloy of copper and tin) was virtually non-existent at Jericho. Copper was sometimes sued for certain tolls and weapons including daggers or axeheads, but these objects were rarely deposited in tombs. When the copper or bronze objects do appearint ombs, they are usually in the form of highly prized jewelry, rings, bracelets, and beads.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
Published ReferencesKathleen Kenyon, Excavations at Jericho II (London: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, 1965), 30.
ProvenanceExcavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978), Jericho, Palestine.
Status
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- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
2300-2000 BCE
2300-2000 BCE
late 2nd Millennium BCE
1450-800 BCE
1500-1000 BCE
1st Century BCE
mid 14th Century BCE
1076-944 BCE
800-600 BCE
1000-800 BCE
20th Century
