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Scabbard chape: O.23-1946

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Red and white cornelian, undecorated, with two deep holes on the top

Notes

History note: Bought from Karlbeck, Nov. 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.3 cm
Length: 5.2 cm
Width: 2.45 cm

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

400 BC - 1 BC

Materials used in production

Red and white cornelian

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.23-1946
Primary reference Number: 167860
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 24 August 2018 Last processed: Wednesday 24 March 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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