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Bronze head and torso of king, from Saqqara, Egypt

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An image of Figure/Statuette. Head and torso of king(?). Bronze, hollow cast, height 0.094 m, circa 700. Casting core visible at cheek. Find Spot: Saqqara, Egypt.

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Figure/Statuette. Head and torso of king(?). Bronze, hollow cast, height 0.094 m, circa 700. Casting core visible at cheek. Find Spot: Saqqara, Egypt.

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  • Accession Number: E.9.1969
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 958 pixels
  • Image width: 665 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 110.19kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2013:09:11 11:47:54

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