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Coffin: GR.19.1863

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Coffin, containing bones

Measurements and weight

Length: 1.973 m
Width: 0.579 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1863)

Dating

Roman
1 AD - 300 AD

Components of the work

Lid Depth 0.182 m
Coffin Depth 0.405 m

Materials used in production

Stone

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.19.1863
Primary reference Number: 65579

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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