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Canopic jar: E.GA.4296.1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Canopic jar, human head

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.14 m

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4296.1943
Primary reference Number: 58754
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 6 April 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Canopic jar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/58754 Accessed: 2024-05-04 15:01:52

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/58754 |title=Canopic jar |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-04 15:01:52|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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