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Disc: ANE.56.1966

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Disk-shaped clay seat for figurine, thought to be part of ANE.55.1966

Measurements and weight

Width: 0.035 m

Place(s) associated

  • Tell Chagar Bazar ⪼ Syria

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Halaf
Circa -5000 BCE - -4401 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

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Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.56.1966
Primary reference Number: 87652
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.56.1966
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 29 November 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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