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Fragment from the foot of a chalice: GR.54.1894

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 19

Titles

Fragment from the foot of a chalice

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Description

Chalice fragment, inscribed with a graffito 'Hermesiphanes dedicated me to Aphrodite'

Place(s) associated

  • Chios ⪼ Greek Islands

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1894) by The Egyptian Exploration Fund

Dating

Archaic
-580 - -520

Materials used in production

Clay

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.54.1894
Primary reference Number: 66934
Oldmuseumnumber: N54
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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