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Coffin element: E.93a-b.1896

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Description

Sycamore pegs (2), tapering, intended for use in construction of the outer coffin of Nakhtefmut

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1896)

Dating

22nd Dynasty
Third Intermediate period
Production date: circa 923 BC

Components of the work

(b) Height 5.5 cm Width 0.6 cm
(a) Height 7.5 cm Width 0.7 cm

Materials used in production

Wood

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Accession number: E.93a-b.1896
Primary reference Number: 49503
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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