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Animal figurine: ANE.29.1980

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Ram, head from hollow figure, with applied and incised details

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.055 m
Length: 0.062 m
Width: 0.064 m

Relative size of this object

6.4 cm5.5 cm1 mm What does this represent?

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Place(s) associated

  • Tell es-Sweyhat ⪼ Syria

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1980) by Holland, T. A., Dr. Anthropology

Dating

-2500 BCE - -2001 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.29.1980
Primary reference Number: 87804
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.29.1980
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 May 2012 Last processed: Sunday 21 March 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Animal figurine" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/87804 Accessed: 2023-03-30 13:49:53

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