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Female figurine: ANE.176.1931

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Female worshipper figurine, hands clasped, legs missing

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.075 m

Place(s) associated

  • Ur ⪼ Iraq

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1931) by British Museum, trustees of the

Dating

Neo-Babylonian
Circa -600 BCE - -501 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.176.1931
Primary reference Number: 87344
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.176.1931
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 May 2012 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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