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Limestone head of a woman: E.27.1937

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Limestone head of a woman

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Description

Head of a woman, body missing. The woman wears a cap.

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Length: 6.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

4th Dynasty
Old Kingdom
-2613 - -2494

Materials used in production

Pink limestone

Techniques used in production

Plastered : Painted

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.27.1937
Primary reference Number: 53567
Oldadmincategory: SU
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 June 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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