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Coffin: E.GA.502.1947

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Face from coffin, originally with inlaid eyebrows and eyes, traces of yellow and black paint

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.231 m
Thickness: 0.079 m
Width: 0.18 m

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.502.1947
Primary reference Number: 61693
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 12 July 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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