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Obelisk: E.108.1912

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Description

Obelisk of Tuthmosis III, fragment, hieroglyph 'f'

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.427 m
Width: 0.33 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1912)

Dating

Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
-1479 BC - -1425 BC

Materials used in production

Red granite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.108.1912
Primary reference Number: 51449
Oldadmincategory: SS
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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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