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toy
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Object type
Museum number
EA26687
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Description
Painted wooden toy-horse on wheels.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 1stC-3rdC AD (probably about)
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Findspot
- Excavated/Findspot: Akhmim
- (Africa,Egypt,Upper Egypt,Akhmim)
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 7.6 centimetres
- Depth: 7 centimetres
- Width: 11.5 centimetres
- Weight: 67 grammes
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Curator's comments
J.H. Taylor & D. Antoine, Ancient lives, new discoveries, London 2014, p. 166.
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Location
Not on display
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Exhibition history
2014-15 22 May to 19 April, London, British Museum, 'Ancient Lives, New Discoveries'
2015-2016, Oct 29-Feb 7, London, BM, G35, Egypt: Faith after the Pharaohs.
2016-2017 10 Oct-30 Apr, Sydney, Powerhouse Museum, Ancient Lives
2017 16 Jun-18 Oct, Hong Kong Science Museum, Ancient Lives -
Condition
fair
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Subjects
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1891
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Department
Ancient Egypt & Sudan
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BM/Big number
EA26687
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Registration number
1891,0430.54
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