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Bear figurine: ANE.7.1966

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Bear, squatting, head partly restored

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.063 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1966) by British Museum and British School of Archaeology in Iraq

Dating

Jemdet Nasr period
Circa -3200 BCE - -2901 BCE

Materials used in production

Basalt

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.7.1966
Primary reference Number: 87614
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.7.1966
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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