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Copper alloy figure of a mongoose: E.363.1932

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Copper alloy figure of a mongoose

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Description

Ichneumon (egyptian mongoose)

Measurements and weight

Length: 11 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry

Dating

Ptolemaic Period
-332 - -30

Materials used in production

bronze Copper alloy

Techniques used in production

Cast (process)

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.363.1932
Primary reference Number: 53108
Oldadmincategory: MW
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 19 November 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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