Fluted Column

The marble spirally fluted marble column was found on the Western Slope of the terrace and is associated with the gate complex that controlled access to the summit.

Provenience: Debris north of Room 250, west of Locus 252. Northern part of the Western Slope near the gate.

Date: Late 5th/Early 6th c.

Height: 118 cm.

Diameter: 21 cm

Object Number: 29-107-906 (No Field Number)

Museum Record

Further Reading: Fitzgerald, Gerald M. 1931. Beth-Shan Excavations 1921-1923: the Arab and Byzantine Levels.  Page/Fig./Plate: Pl. XVIII, 3, pg. 4.