Cubit Stone Measuring Rod

Made:
250 BCE; 1931 in Egypt
Plaster replica of black Basalt Cubit Rod [531 mm] inscribed

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Plaster replica of black Basalt Cubit Rod [531 mm] inscribed
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Plaster replica of black Basalt Cubit Rod [531 mm] inscribed with Deuiotic text and six main divisions [87-89 mm] and smaller subdivisions at each end. Made from the original found at Dendera and thought to be Ptolemaic [c. 250 BC]. Now held at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1931-150
Materials:
plaster, paint and complete
Measurements:
overall: 35 x 530 x 35 mm
weight: 9.24kg
weight: 20.37082lbs
type:
rules (measuring devices) and replicas
credit:
Service des Antiquites, Egyptian Museum, Cairo