Animal: E.GA.518.1947

Current Location: In storage

Entities

Animal

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To be identified

Description

Wooden chick, with unformed immature wings and small down-curving tail. The body is well modelled and the chick has a long, lumpy neck. The head has been reattached and the wood colour of the head is darker than the body. A hole is pierced on the top of the body and three holes (one is plugged) in the underside of the body. There are traces of white paint on the underside and especially under the tail where there are also black lines to indicate feathering. Doubtful authenticity.

Chick, with reattached head

Measurements and weight

Depth: 3.5 cm
Length: 10.1 cm
Width: 2.2 cm

Place(s) associated

Egypt ⪼ Egypt

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1947) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.518.1947
Primary reference Number: 61709
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 23 January 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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