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Mummy label: E.W.45

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Current Location: In storage

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Large wooden mummy label with inscription in Greek, with rounded top. At one end of the object is a protusion where there is a hole for suspension, however a large fragment of this has broken off (including a part of the hole) which is now missing. This is correspondant with a significant crack (visible on both sides of the label) which runs down the entirety of the label. There appears to be glue running along the crack on the rear, suggesting it was repaired in modernity. A pencil inscription reads 'Sakkara', and another note reads 'INV 12' and 'W/45'

Mummy label, Greek

Measurements and weight

Length: 22 cm
Width: 8.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown by Unknown

Dating

Middle Roman
101 - 300

Materials used in production

Wood

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.W.45
Primary reference Number: 65406

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

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

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