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Calcite bowl: E.13.1923

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Calcite bowl

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Description

Bowl

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 26.5 cm
Height: 6.1 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

1st Dynasty
Early Dynastic Period
-3000 - -2891

Materials used in production

mineral Calcite

Techniques used in production

Carved : Polished

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.13.1923
Primary reference Number: 52257
Oldadmincategory: S
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 21 June 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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