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Unknown: E.GA.529b.1947

Current Location: In storage

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Long tapering fragment of wood, likely a mast from a funerary boat model. An unknown substance on one side of the mast could suggest this is where a steering oar may have been attached. See MMA 32.1.124a.

Long fragment of wood tapering at all sides.

Measurements and weight

Length: 21.7 cm
Width: 1.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Egypt ⪼ Egypt

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.529b.1947
Primary reference Number: 61721

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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