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Plaster replica of grey Basalt Cubit Rod

Made:
1931 in Cairo
Plaster replica of grey Basalt Cubit Rod inscribed with nine

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Plaster replica of grey Basalt Cubit Rod inscribed with nine
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Plaster replica of grey Basalt Cubit Rod inscribed with nine main divisions [18.5 to 19.5 mm] and one to sevenfold subdivisions thought to be astronomical in nature. Made from original now held at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, 2,500 BC. Identical to other replica [Inv. No. 1935-152].

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1931-151
Materials:
plaster and complete
Measurements:
overall: 30 x 190 x 30 mm
type:
ancient egyptian linear measure (cubit)
credit:
Service des Antiquites, Egyptian Museum, Cairo

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