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Clay coffin jar: E.P.549

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Clay coffin jar

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Description

The skeleton found in this jar was that of a child. A flint and a couple of pottery vessels accompanied the body.

Measurements and weight

Diameter 67.5 x 70.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by the Egyptian Research Account

Dating

Old Kingdom
-2686 BCE - -2160 BCE

Materials used in production

clay Ceramic

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.P.549
Primary reference Number: 131166
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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