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Basalt Weight
Weight, rectangular, inscribed with hieroglyphs: the cartouche of King Niusere.
Depth: 2.9 cm
Height: 5 cm
Length: 3.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
5th Dynasty, Reign of King Niusere
Circa
-2445
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Circa
-2421
Accession number: E.GA.2848.1943
Primary reference Number: 57268
Oldadmincategory: SA
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Basalt Weight" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/57268 Accessed: 2024-11-22 04:04:33
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