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Game board: E.GA.4464.1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Game board, snake game, circular board with stand, restored

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Stand Diameter (max) 14.5 cm Height 18.5 cm
Board Diameter (max) 44 cm Thickness 3 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4464.1943
Primary reference Number: 58948
Oldadmincategory: S
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 13 September 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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