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Inscription: ANE.4.1943

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Inscribed fragment, with 8 lines in Marib style, language, and palaeography

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.065 m
Length: 0.16 m
Width: 0.13 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Ashton, Mrs

Dating

Production date: circa 300 BC

Materials used in production

Limestone

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Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.4.1943
Primary reference Number: 87517
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.4.1943
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Inscription" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/87517 Accessed: 2024-03-28 11:27:02

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