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Sarcophagus of Hunefer: E.1.1835

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Sarcophagus of Hunefer

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Sarcophagus of Hunefer

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1835) by Hanbury, Barnard

Dating

New Kingdom
19th Dynasty
Production date: about 1225 BC : about year 54 of the reign of Ramesses II

Materials used in production

The material is granodiorite that comes from somewhere in the region of Aswan. (Initial analyses carried out by Dr Trevor Emmett, 2006, and further analyses by him in 2018, recorded in a report in the Fitzwilliam's files.) Granodiorite

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.1.1835
Primary reference Number: 49039
Oldadmincategory: SS

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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