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Beads with limb-shaped amulets: E.46.1901

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Beads with limb-shaped amulets

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Description

String of cylinder, 2 spherical, 2 barrel beads and 3 amulets (2 legs and 1 hand)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1900)

Dating

6th Dynasty
Old Kingdom
-2345 BC - -2181 BC

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.46.1901
Primary reference Number: 50326
Oldadmincategory: B
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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