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Limestone relief: E.21.1937

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 20

Titles

Limestone relief

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Description

Fragment, with female head

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Length: 28.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

Eleventh Dynasty
Middle Kingdom, Reign of Mentuhotep II (Nebhepetra)
Circa -2055 BCE - Circa -2004 BCE

Materials used in production

Limestone

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.21.1937
Primary reference Number: 53562
Oldadmincategory: SS
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 28 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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