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Head of an official: E.58.1937

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Current Location: Gallery 20

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Head of an official

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Description

Male head, wearing wig, body missing

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Length: 12 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
Circa -1390 - Circa -1352

Materials used in production

Sandstone

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.58.1937
Primary reference Number: 53604
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 June 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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