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Cup: O.241-1936

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

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Description

Rhionceros horn cup. Carved like an open flower with pierced design of stalks and leaves below

Legal notes

Reginald R. Cory Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.2 cm
Width: 17.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1936) by Cory, Reginald R.

Materials used in production

rhino Horn

Techniques used in production

Piercing
Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.241-1936
Primary reference Number: 197579
Old object number: OC.54-1936
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 8 January 2014 Updated: Wednesday 7 September 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cup" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/197579 Accessed: 2024-11-18 04:25:37

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