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Cosmetic container: E.GA.4567.1943

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Description

Box, with lid fastened by cord

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Middle Kingdom
Circa -2055 - Circa -1650

Materials used in production

Wood
Cord

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4567.1943
Primary reference Number: 59018
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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