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Sarcophagus: GR.1.1853

Object information

Current Location: Founder's Entrance Hall Ground Floor

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Description

Sarcophagus lid, in form of a gabled roof

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.433 m
Length: 0.224 m
Width: 0.952 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1853) by Spratt, T., Captain, RN

Dating

Middle Roman
101 - 200

Materials used in production

Marble (Pentelic)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.1.1853
Primary reference Number: 65558
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 6 December 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sarcophagus" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/65558 Accessed: 2024-11-05 19:39:20

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