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Coffin: E.GA.505.1947

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Description

Face from coffin, with eyes and eyebrows inlaid, gilded

Measurements and weight

Depth: 7.5 cm
Length: 16.6 cm
Width: 11.9 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

20th Dynasty
New Kingdom
-1186 - -1069

Materials used in production

Wood (gilded)

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.505.1947
Primary reference Number: 61696
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 December 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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

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