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Ornamental element: E.GA.5502a.1943

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Description

Ba bird, embossed on sheet gold, originally mounted on faience shrine-shaped plaque

Measurements and weight

Height: 1.9 cm
Length: 3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Ptolemaic Period#
-332 - -30

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.5502a.1943
Primary reference Number: 59177
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

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

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