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Serpentine Vessel: E.103.1898

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Serpentine Vessel

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Description

Dish, oval, flat base.In the form of a boat.

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.45 cm
Length: 17.8 cm
Width: 9.1 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: 3000 BC

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.103.1898
Primary reference Number: 49660
Oldadmincategory: S
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Serpentine Vessel" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/49660 Accessed: 2024-04-20 17:19:06

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