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Horn or tusk shaped carving: E.GA.3194.1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Horn or tusk shaped carving

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Description

A stone horn or tusk shaped fragment, broken in two pieces. It has been pierced at one end and the remains of a drill hole is visible at the broken end. This drill hole is not complete.

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.165 m

Acquisition and important dates

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

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.3194.1943
Primary reference Number: 57624
Oldadmincategory: SA
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 April 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Horn or tusk shaped carving" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/57624 Accessed: 2024-05-11 08:18:08

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/57624 |title=Horn or tusk shaped carving |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-11 08:18:08|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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