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Object Number
2004.29.12977
Display Title
Zennor Quoit stone burial chamber
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "England / Cornwall / (verso) Zennor Quoit (near Penzance) - probably the largest cromlech in Great Britain. / See Murray's "Cornwall & Devon," p. 446. / Bequest, H W Haynes, 1912"
Department
Photographic
Date
1855-1912
Culture
- ancient European styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
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England
/
<State>
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Cornwall
Additional Geographic Terms
near Penzance
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 13.335 × 20.6375 cm (5 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. Henry W. Haynes
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.12992 | Giant's Quoit |
England
| ||
| 2004.29.12978 | Gwennap Pit |
Cornwall
| ||
| 2004.29.12979 | Stone hut dwelling |
Cornwall
| ||
| 2004.29.13238 | Cromlech |
Wales
| ||
| 2004.29.13239 | Cromlech |
Wales
| ||
| 2004.29.12989 | Kit's Coty House |
Kent
| ||
| 2004.29.12995 | Stonehenge |
Wiltshire
| ||
| 2004.29.12991 | Castlerigg stone circle |
England
| ||
| 2004.29.12983 | Giants Grave |
Cumberland
| ||
| 2004.29.12970 | Stones |
Middlesex
| ||
| 2004.29.12969 | Stone |
Wales
| ||
| 969-1-10/49243 | Fibre quoits from hoop and ring game(?) |
Tools
Raw Material |
United States?
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