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Right Hand Holding a Kantharos: M.5-1982

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Right Hand Holding a Kantharos

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Description

Right hand. Alabaster. Fragment of a sculpture. The hand is broken off at the wrist.

Notes

History note: Wellcome Institute no. A. 9443

Legal notes

Given by the Trustees of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, in accordance with the order of Mr Justice Foster of 21 March 1977.

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.9 cm
Width: 4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1982) by Wellcome Trustees

Materials used in production

Alabaster

Techniques used in production

Carving : Alabaster, carved

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular label

  • Text: 330 6
  • Location: Inside the kantharos
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in black ink
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.5-1982
Primary reference Number: 31281
Old object number: A. 9443

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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