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Earring: ANE.162.1904

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Double crescent-shaped earring filled with white plaster core.

Measurements and weight

Width: 0.032 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1904) by Earp, F.R. (Professor)

Dating

-2000 BCE - -1201 BCE

Materials used in production

sheet metal Copper alloy
Plaster filling, white

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Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.162.1904
Primary reference Number: 50908
Oldadmincategory: MW
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.162.1904
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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