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Ceremonial axe: HEN.M.353-1933

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Ceremonial axe, of the Saxon Miners' Guild. German, Saxony?

Legal notes

J.S. Henderson Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart

Components of the work

Axe composed of steel

Identification numbers

Accession number: HEN.M.353-1933
Primary reference Number: 19338
Old object number: PB 63
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 January 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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