Burial: E.GA.519.1947

Current Location: In storage

Entities

Burial

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Description

Wooden plaque in the form of a shrine with four metal (bronze) dowels at the top, likely orginally for suspension. In the centre is a golden Horus falcon wearing the double crown of Egypt. As noted previously, the wooden plaque has a coating of varnish.

Plaque, in shrine form, with falcon in centre

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.4 cm
Height: 5.8 cm
Width: 8 cm

Place(s) associated

Egypt ⪼ Egypt

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Egypt

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Acquisition and important dates

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

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.519.1947
Primary reference Number: 61710
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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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