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Relief: ANE.3.1994

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Raised relief fragment: horned animal on hind legs, raising its forelegs towards a bush (similar to Neo-Assyrian sacred tree) and with its head turned back. Upper right part of a symmetrical composition.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.065 m
Height: 0.063 m
Width: 0.075 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1994) by Hancock, H., Colonel

Dating

2nd Century BC
1st Century BC
Circa -0200 BCE - -0001 BCE

Materials used in production

Calcite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.3.1994
Primary reference Number: 88002
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.3.1994
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 15 October 2025

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

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