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Sherd: ANE.5.1985

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Fragments (2, repaired), of flat bottomed bowl, from rim to base, grey-blue fabric

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.103 m
Width: 0.15 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1985) by Oates, Joan

Dating

Production date: circa 2370 BC

Materials used in production

Clay

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.5.1985
Primary reference Number: 87917
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.5.1985
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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