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Fragments of a spit or a rod, from Sparta

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An image of Equipment/Utensil. Fragments of a Spit or a Rod. Diameter 0.033 m, width 0.065 m. Find Spot: Artemis Orthia sanctuary, Sparta, Greece. Date unknown.

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Equipment/Utensil. Fragments of a Spit or a Rod. Diameter 0.033 m, width 0.065 m. Find Spot: Artemis Orthia sanctuary, Sparta, Greece. Date unknown.

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  • Accession Number: GR.4259.1923; GR.4269.1923; GR.4255.1923
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 276 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 55.59kB
  • Exposure time: 1/17
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2011:03:07 14:24:06

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Ancient Greece antiquity equipment Fitz_ANT fragment Greek utensil

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