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Sarcophagus: GR.7.1920

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 21

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Description

Sarcophagus, child's, griffins

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.48 m
Length: 1.18 m
Weight: 0.53 tonne
Width: 0.435 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1920) by Carmichael, Lord, KCSI

Dating

Middle Roman
100 CE - 125 CE

Materials used in production

Marble (Luna)

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.7.1920
Primary reference Number: 68693
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sarcophagus" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/68693 Accessed: 2024-11-15 01:04:17

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