Carved wooden mallet, with damage to head of hammer, where parts are flaking off, and large horizontal crack that runs through wood. Incised line encircles head.
Mallet
Length: 22.5 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry
Accession number: E.99.1932
Primary reference Number: 52829
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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