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Copper alloy figure of a locust: E.9.1937

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

Titles

Copper alloy figure of a locust

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Description

Locust

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.5 cm
Length: 9.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

Late Period
Circa -0664 - Circa -0332

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.9.1937
Primary reference Number: 53550
Oldadmincategory: MW
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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