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Jar: ANE.30.1987

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Small wheel-made jar with flaring mouth and ring base. Possibly alluvial clay with quantities of vegetable temper. Reddish brown surface slip with linear decoration in dark red

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 0.097 m
Height: 0.101 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1987) by Hammond, Hermione France Etheldreda SW5

Dating

-2500 BCE - -1501 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.30.1987
Primary reference Number: 87996
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.30.1987
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 21 December 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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