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Gold hairpin: E.GA.158.1947

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Current Location: Exhibition: Made in Ancient Egypt, 3 October 2025 – 12 April 2026 (20th Century Gallery)

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Description

Hairpin of sheet gold with decorative terminal in the form of the head of Bat/Hathor

Measurements and weight

Height: 11 cm
Width: 0.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1947) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville

Dating

Middle Kingdom
Circa -1900 BCE - -1601 BCE

Materials used in production

Gold

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.158.1947
Primary reference Number: 61666

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 25 September 2025

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

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