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Copper alloy prow: E.18.1937

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Copper alloy prow

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Description

Head, crowned, terminus for prow of sacred boat ?

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Depth: 6.4 cm
Height: 12 cm
Width: 6.8 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Late Period
Saite
Circa -0664 - Circa -0332

Materials used in production

bronze Copper alloy

Techniques used in production

Cast (process)

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.18.1937
Primary reference Number: 53559
Oldadmincategory: MW
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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

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