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Plate: E.3.2005

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Rim fragment of an Egyptian alabaster plate with a rounded base and thin walls.

Legal notes

Given by Mr. M.F.H. English

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.085 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2005) by English, Marcus F. H., Mr

Dating

Early Dynastic
Circa -3000 BCE - -2686 BCE

School or Style

Egyptian

Materials used in production

Egyptian alabaster

Techniques used in production

Drilled : Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.3.2005
Primary reference Number: 119335
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 9 March 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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