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Animal mummy: E.28.1940

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Description

Mummified ear of cow or bull

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.185 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1940) by Hanbury, Dermot Horace Thomas

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.28.1940
Primary reference Number: 54358
Oldadmincategory: Misc

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

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

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