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Mummified falcon: E.7.1971

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Mummified falcon

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Description

Mummy of falcon

Measurements and weight

Length: 44.5 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1969) by Egypt Exploration Society

Dating

Ptolemaic Period#
-332 - -30

Techniques used in production

Mummified remains

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.7.1971
Primary reference Number: 62998
Oldadmincategory: M
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 19 November 2020 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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