Coffin fragment: E.GA.4336.1943

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Fragment from sole of foot case or separate cartonnage sandal, painted with figure and inscription

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.071 m
Thickness: 0.002 m
Width: 0.073 m

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Acquisition and important dates

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

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4336.1943
Primary reference Number: 58795
Oldadmincategory: M
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 19 October 2017

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Coffin fragment" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/58795 Accessed: 2023-03-27 17:50:01

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            University of Cambridge}}

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