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Flagon: GR.2.1984

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 21

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Flagon, Mercury and a potter

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.15 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1984)

Dating

Middle Roman
200 AD - 250 AD

Note

North African Red Slipped ware

Materials used in production

Clay

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.2.1984
Primary reference Number: 70351
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 3 August 2022 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) "Flagon" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/70351 Accessed: 2024-03-19 02:00:47

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