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Plaster replica of OX Weight, 444gm

Made:
1931 in Cairo
Plaster replica of OX Weight 444gm, Fayyum

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Plaster replica of OX Weight 444gm, Fayyum
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Plaster replica of OX Weight 444gm, Fayyum, marked 50 Kedet (5 = Deben).

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1931-139
Materials:
complete and plaster
type:
replica ancient egptian weight (deben kedet)
credit:
Service des Antiquites, Egyptian Museum, Cairo

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