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Oar: E.W.70a

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

A large wooden oar head, carved and painted. Belonging to a group of five wooden oars (however the slipbook notes there are 6) of varying sizes and states of preservation, of which only one remains complete.

Large painted wooden oar head, part of a wider group of oars and a mast, all from a funerary boat model

Measurements and weight

Length: 14.1 cm
Width: 5.2 cm

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Painted
Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.W.70a
Primary reference Number: 317272
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 4 April 2024 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025 Last processed: Friday 18 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Oar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/317272 Accessed: 2025-12-05 07:38:13

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