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Eggshell (animal material): E.38.1898

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Ostrich egg shell, fragment

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.042 m
Length: 0.048 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1898) by Egyptian Research Account

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.38.1898
Primary reference Number: 49598
Oldadmincategory: Misc
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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