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Decorative element: E.GA.2863a.1943

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Description

Uraeus

Measurements and weight

Height: 14.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Late Period
-664 BCE - -332 BCE

Components of the work

Surface composed of gesso

Materials used in production

Wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.2863a.1943
Primary reference Number: 57285
Oldadmincategory: W
GayerAnderson: IX.50
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 1 September 2014 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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