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Unfinished calcite cylinder jar: E.SA.52a

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Unfinished calcite cylinder jar

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Description

Cylinder jar. The centre of the vessel was drilled and the outside chiseled to form the basic shape of the vessel. The surface would then have been polished with sand.

Measurements and weight

Height: 20.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown by ?

Dating

Old Kingdom
-2707 - -2170

Materials used in production

Calcite

Techniques used in production

Drilled : Polished

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.SA.52a
Primary reference Number: 64743
Oldadmincategory: SA
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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