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Clay fertility figure: E.GA.278.1949

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Current Location: In storage

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Clay fertility figure

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Description

Female figure, with tattoo marks on body in red and black paint, one ear missing

Measurements and weight

Length: 26.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1949) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Dating

New Kingdom
Circa -1550 BCE - Circa -1069 BCE

Materials used in production

clay Ceramic

Techniques used in production

Painted

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.278.1949
Primary reference Number: 61976
Oldadmincategory: P
GayerAnderson: IX.44
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 17 November 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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