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Canopic jar: E.GA.859.1947

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Canopic jar

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.25 m
Width: 0.19 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1945) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville, Major

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.859.1947
Primary reference Number: 60985
Oldadmincategory: P
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 8 August 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Canopic jar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/60985 Accessed: 2024-11-05 21:16:52

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