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Staff: E.GA.4176.1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Knob off staff or box, carved with possible inlaid material in top (ivory?), with single band of hieroglyphs running around the side. Unclear if inscription is original. Large vertical crack down side of knob, hollow square tenon hole at base.

Knob of staff, with incised inscription

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 3.5 cm
Height: 3.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4176.1943
Primary reference Number: 58632
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Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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