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Head: GR.101.1937

Object information

Description

Head of god

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.137 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Materials used in production

Volcanic ash

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.101.1937
Primary reference Number: 69410
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 May 2015 Last processed: Sunday 21 March 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2020) "Head" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/69410 Accessed: 2022-01-22 17:33:38

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