Clay coffin jar: E.P.549

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Clay coffin jar

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Description

The skeleton found in this jar was that of a child. A flint and a couple of pottery vessels accompanied the body.

Measurements and weight

Diameter 67.5 x 70.5 cm

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Find spot

Hierakonpolis Egypt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by the Egyptian Research Account

Dating

Old Kingdom
-2686 BCE - -2160 BCE

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.P.549
Primary reference Number: 131166
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Clay coffin jar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/131166 Accessed: 2024-04-20 03:05:45

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            University of Cambridge}}

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