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Sarcophagus lid: E.GA.3071.1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Sarcophagus lid, fragment, with head of falcon wearing sun disk

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.136 m
Thickness: 0.044 m
Width: 0.12 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943)

Materials used in production

Basalt ?

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.3071.1943
Primary reference Number: 57501
Oldadmincategory: SS
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 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) "Sarcophagus lid" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/57501 Accessed: 2024-05-03 08:43:47

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