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Limestone dyad: E.21.1887

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Limestone dyad

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Description

Family group, a man and wife with sons, inscribed. The man is the scribe Karema.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 32 cm
Length: 40 cm
Width: 27.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1887) by Budge, Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis

Dating

20th Dynasty
Third Intermediate period
-1186 BC - -1069 BC

Materials used in production

Limestone

Techniques used in production

Carved

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.21.1887
Primary reference Number: 49105
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 14 November 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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