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Copper alloy tomb model: E.GA.3451.1943

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Copper alloy tomb model

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Description

Model hoe

Measurements and weight

Height: 11.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

-0030 BCE - 200 CE

Components of the work

Blade composed of copper alloy (covered in black resin) ( bronze)
Handle composed of wood

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.3451.1943
Primary reference Number: 57879
Oldadmincategory: MW
GayerAnderson: IX.G3 no. 1 or IX.93 no. 1
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 December 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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