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Jar: ANE.62.1935

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Jar, bag shaped with rounded base

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.11 m

Place(s) associated

  • Ur ⪼ Iraq

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1935) by British Museum, trustees of the

Dating

Jamdat Nasr
Circa -3200 BCE - -2900 BCE

Materials used in production

Alabaster

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.62.1935
Primary reference Number: 87486
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.62.1935
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 6 December 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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