Opium steelyards

Made:
China
2 brass and ivory opium steelyards

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2 brass and ivory opium steelyards
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2 brass and ivory opium steelyards, 1 steelyard much smaller than other in wooden case, Chinese

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A645110
Materials:
wood, metal and incomplete
Measurements:
case: 375 mm x 102 mm
beam: 142 mm
type:
steelyard