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Bottle: MISC.188-1932

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Current Location: In storage

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Porcelain perfume bottle. Blue glaze with panels of white on each side. Rim is edged in brown

Notes

History note: Found in Pyramids or at Thebes. May 8th 1890 lot. 124

Legal notes

E. Towry Whyte Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 5.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry

Dating

1st Millennium, Late
2nd Millennium, Early
750 - 1199

Materials used in production

Glaze
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: MISC.188-1932
Primary reference Number: 77456

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 4 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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