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Carnelian amulet: E.128c.1939

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Carnelian amulet

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Description

In the form of a hippopotamus head

Measurements and weight

Height: 1.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE

Dating

Eighteenth Dynasty
-1550 - -1295

Materials used in production

stone Carnelian

Techniques used in production

Carved : Polished

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.128c.1939
Primary reference Number: 53816
Oldadmincategory: A
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 23 April 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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