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Fire-shovel: GR.164.1981

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Shovel, for embers

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.044 m
Length: 0.308 m
Width: 0.105 m

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1981)

Dating

Early Roman
1 AD - 200 AD

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.164.1981
Primary reference Number: 70147
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Fire-shovel" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/70147 Accessed: 2024-03-29 01:09:45

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/70147 |title=Fire-shovel |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 01:09:45|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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