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Marlay Genius: GR.7.1912

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Current Location: Gallery 21

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Marlay Genius

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Description

Household 'genius', wearing toga

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.08 m
Height: 0.185 m
Width: 0.12 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Early Roman
1 CE - 200 CE

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.7.1912
Primary reference Number: 68625
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 19 November 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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