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Ostracon: E.GA.6116.1943

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Hieratic text, both sides, black ink

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.1 m
Width: 0.136 m

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Limestone

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.6116.1943
Primary reference Number: 59729
Oldadmincategory: SS
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ostracon" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/59729 Accessed: 2024-11-22 10:19:52

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