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Animal figurine: ANE.3.1993

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Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Quadruped, possibly a doe, pierced vertically

Notes

History note: Formerly in Bröckelschen Collection, reputedly originally from Amlash, Iran

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.033 m
Length: 0.042 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1993) by Clarke, Olive, Mrs

Dating

10th Century BC
Circa -1000 BCE - -0901 BCE

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.3.1993
Primary reference Number: 88000
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.3.1993

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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