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Plumb-bob: E.GA.3980.1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Plummet (?), pierced at one end

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.0625 m

Acquisition and important dates

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

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.3980.1943
Primary reference Number: 58432
Oldadmincategory: SA
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 21 October 2020 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) "Plumb-bob" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/58432 Accessed: 2024-04-28 08:18:25

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/58432 |title=Plumb-bob |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-28 08:18:25|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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