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Stone footprint: E.SS.50

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Stone footprint

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Description

Votive offering slab, with incised right foot. Visitors carved such prints onto the processional walkways of temples.

Measurements and weight

Length: 15.5 cm
Width: 15 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown

Dating

1st Century BC, Late
1st Millennium, Early
Circa -0030 BC - Circa 400 AD

Materials used in production

Stone

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.SS.50
Primary reference Number: 63423
Oldadmincategory: SS
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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