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Skyphos: GR.6.1978

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Skyphos

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.094 m
Height: 0.115 m
Width: 0.154 m

Relative size of this object

15.4 cm11.5 cm9.4 cm What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1978) by Hamilton, Eric

Dating

Classical
Hellenistic
-400 BCE - -301 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.6.1978
Primary reference Number: 69935

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 15 May 2012

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Skyphos" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/69935 Accessed: 2023-02-05 16:59:08

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