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Limestone model column: E.GA.96.1949

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Limestone model column

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Description

Hathor head column, four sided. Such columns are found in Egyptian temples. The models may be votives or architectural models.

Measurements and weight

Length: 11.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Egypt ⪼ Egypt

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Ptolemaic Period
Circa -0332 - Circa -0030

Materials used in production

Limestone

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.96.1949
Primary reference Number: 60810
Oldadmincategory: SU

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 23 January 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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