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Stone squat jar: E.35h.1937

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Stone squat jar

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Description

Jar, squat, broad shouldered

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 13.9 cm
Height: 9.25 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Predynastic
Dynasty 1
-3032 - -2853

Materials used in production

Stone

Techniques used in production

Carved : Polished

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.35h.1937
Primary reference Number: 53582
Oldadmincategory: S
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 June 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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