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Beaker (vessel): E.GA.1498.1947

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Beaker, with black mouth, potmark

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.136 m
Diameter: 0.12 m
Height: 0.151 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1945) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Dating

Nagada I-II & Predynastic period
Circa -4500 - -4000

Components of the work

Fabric Depth 0.005 m

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.1498.1947
Primary reference Number: 61522
Oldadmincategory: P
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 February 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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