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Wooden mallet, with head and handle. There is significant wear to the head of the mallet due to continued use in antiquity. Some splintering to the head of the mallet, but no pieces have come away from the object.
Mallet or mawl
Length: 0.25 m
Method of acquisition: Given (1907)
Accession number: E.18.1907
Primary reference Number: 50968
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Mallet" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/50968 Accessed: 2025-04-11 05:33:10
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