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Limestone practice piece: E.GA.4508.1943

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Limestone practice piece

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Sculptors trial piece, human head. Such objects can be divided into student practice pieces, master sculptor's trial pieces and models. This object is likely to have been a practice piece. On other examples the student repeats the exercise. Here there would have been space for three other heads (as is normal) but for whatever reason the relief was abandoned.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 5.2 cm
Length: 23.2 cm
Width: 13.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Dating

Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
Circa -1352 - Circa -1336

Materials used in production

Limestone

Techniques used in production

Carved

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.4508.1943
Primary reference Number: 58959
Oldadmincategory: SS

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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