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Limestone bowl with a crocodile: E.GA.587.1943

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Limestone bowl with a crocodile

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Description

Inscribed, with hieroglyphs

Measurements and weight

Length: 1.65 cm
Width: 1.1 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville, Major

Dating

100 - 200

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.587.1943
Primary reference Number: 54994
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Limestone bowl with a crocodile" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/54994 Accessed: 2024-04-19 16:54:31

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/54994 |title=Limestone bowl with a crocodile |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-19 16:54:31|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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