Amulet: E.GA.1729.1943

Current Location: In storage

Entities

Amulet

Categories

Jewellery

Description

Wedjat eye

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.013 m
Length: 0.016 m

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

References and bibliographic entries

Pharaohs and mortals; Egyptian art in the Middle Kingdom

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.1729.1943
Primary reference Number: 56122
Oldadmincategory: A
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 11 May 2018

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "Amulet" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/56122 Accessed: 2022-12-02 00:13:28

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/56122
            |title=Amulet
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-12-02 00:13:28|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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