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Statue base: E.GA.2918.1943b

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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statue base

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Description

Wooden base, does not belong with Osiris figure. Seems more likely to be the base for a striding figure. Inscribed with two passages of hieroglyphs. Badly damaged by termites on underside.

Measurements and weight

Base Width: 14 cm
Length: 21.2 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Egypt ⪼ Egypt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.2918.1943b
Primary reference Number: 317284
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Audit data

Created: Friday 5 April 2024 Updated: Thursday 23 January 2025 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

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

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