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Amulet: E.GA.1073.1943

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Description

Cowroid, inscribed with beetle and sun disk and other signs, with back elaborately carved

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.018 m
Width: 0.011 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville, Major

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.1073.1943
Primary reference Number: 55483
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 April 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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