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Calcite vulture vessel: E.54.1937

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Calcite vulture vessel

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Description

Jar, broad shouldered, with ring foot, handle formed by two vultures carved in relief on the jar body.

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Middle Kingdom
-1976 - -1794

Materials used in production

Calcite

Techniques used in production

Carved

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.54.1937
Primary reference Number: 53600
Oldadmincategory: S
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 28 February 2024

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

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