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Double jar: GR.3.1922

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 21

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Double vessel

Legal notes

Given by Professor A. J. B. Wace

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.069 m
Height: 0.048 m
Width: 0.117 m

Relative size of this object

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922-11-21) by Wace, Alan John Bayard

Materials used in production

Marble (island)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.3.1922
Primary reference Number: 68757
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 24 July 2017 Last processed: Monday 25 July 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Double jar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/68757 Accessed: 2023-06-03 07:06:32

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