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Limestone model columns: E.GA.3556.1943

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Limestone model columns

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Description

Column capital fragment, floral. Such columns are found in Egyptian temples. The models may be votives or architectural models.

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Ptolemaic Period
Circa -332 - Circa -30

Materials used in production

Limestone

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.3556.1943
Primary reference Number: 57985
Oldadmincategory: SA
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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