Right hand, from mummy cartonnage; coated with gesso and then a black, tar-like paint, now much chipped
Height: 0.112 m
Thickness: 0.047 m
Width: 0.149 m
Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville, Major
Surface composed of gesso
Accession number: E.GA.2859.1943
Primary reference Number: 57281
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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