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Glass cross amulet: E.A.59

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Glass cross amulet

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Description

Cross

Measurements and weight

Length: 3 cm

Dating

1st Millennium, Mid
400 AD - 600 AD

Materials used in production

Glass

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.A.59
Primary reference Number: 63735
Oldadmincategory: A

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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