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Wooden staff: E.GA.538.1947

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Wooden staff

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Description

Staff, tapering towards end. such sceptres were often buried with officials.

Measurements and weight

Height: 133.5 cm
Width: 1.3 cm
Width: 2.4 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

New Kingdom
-1550 BCE - -1070 BCE

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.538.1947
Primary reference Number: 61732
Oldadmincategory: W
GayerAnderson: IX.20
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 21 October 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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