Copy, of a 5oz. 296 grains weight, found at Nimrud

Made:: 1933 in London

Copy of a bronze weight inlaid in gold with the figure of a

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Copy of a bronze weight inlaid in gold with the figure of a beetle. Found at Nimrud. Weight 5oz. 296 grains. 160.823 grams

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: 1933-86

type:: replica ancient egyptian weight (attic standard)

credit:: British Museum Trustees (Dept. of Egyptian & Assyrian Antiquities)

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Copy, of a 5oz. 296 grains weight, found at Nimrud

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