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Container: E.GA.523.1947

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Wooden neck and head of a jackal, perobably from a cosmetic container; collar around neck; underside flat; end of muzzle damaged

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.004 m
Height: 0.06 m
Width: 0.027 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville, Major

Materials used in production

Wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.523.1947
Primary reference Number: 61714
Gayerandersonref: A 38
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 19 August 2021 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) "Container" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/61714 Accessed: 2024-04-20 01:09:36

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/61714 |title=Container |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 01:09:36|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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