Weight in form of female head

Made:
1801-1900 in Tibet
Steelyard weight in form of female(?) head

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Steelyard weight in form of female(?) head
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Steelyard weight in form of female(?) head, suspended from loop on top, gilded and painted, Tibetan, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A33176
Materials:
bronze and complete
Measurements:
overall: 114 mm x 67 mm x 55 mm,
type:
weights
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)