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2024-09-20 21:47:47 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D82EF0BE17AE25DE769B23EDC06C3C798750D855126F6F072CB8919093276F91
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It was donated by Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson, who bought it from an Egyptian market. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA64392 He lived in Egypt most of his life, and was awarded the title of Pasha by King Farouk for his generosity towards the Egyptian people. https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/explore-our-collection/highlights/context/patrons-donors-collectors/major-robert-grenville-john-gayer-anderson There’s a museum in Cairo named after him. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayer-Anderson_Museum
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