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Steatite Statue: E.55.1937

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Current Location: Gallery 20

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Steatite Statue

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Description

Male figure, squatting, inscribed: Chief lute-player Pedikhons (son of Hor and Takhbeit).

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Length: 8.9 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Late Period
Circa -0664 - Circa -0332

Materials used in production

Steatite

Techniques used in production

Carved

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.55.1937
Primary reference Number: 53601
Oldadmincategory: SU
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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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