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. 1935-151].
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1931-152
- Measurements:
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overall: 30 x 190 x 30 mm
- credit:
- Service des Antiquites, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
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