Sarcophagus: GR.7.1902

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Current Location: Gallery 21

Entities

Sarcophagus

Description

Sarcophagus, panthers, warriors

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.3 m
Length: 1.9 m
Weight: 183 kg
Width: 0.6 m

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Find spot

Rhodes Greek Islands

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1902) by Hopkinson, J. H.

Dating

Classical
Production date: 470 BC

Materials used in production

Clay

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.7.1902
Primary reference Number: 67623
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Sarcophagus" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/67623 Accessed: 2023-02-04 14:43:12

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            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/67623
            |title=Sarcophagus
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-02-04 14:43:12|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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