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Game piece: E.263.1939

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Description

Game piece, in form of foreign prisoner, kneeling and bound. Probably an Asiatic prisoner.

Measurements and weight

Length: 3.4 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE

Materials used in production

Faïence

Techniques used in production

Moulded

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.263.1939
Primary reference Number: 53959
Oldadmincategory: FG
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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