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Cult object: GR.139.1923

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 21

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Description

Double headed axe, with incised zig-zag border

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.005 m
Height: 0.0017 m
Width: 0.034 m

Relative size of this object

3.4 cm1.7 mm5 mm What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923)

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.139.1923
Primary reference Number: 88080
Oldadmincategory: I
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Saturday 15 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Cult object" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/88080 Accessed: 2023-06-05 22:20:35

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