White jade weight, Chinese

Made:
100 BCE in China
Chinese weight of white jade, with brown marking

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Chinese weight of white jade, with brown marking
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Chinese weight of white jade, with brown marking, carved in the form of a tortoise. Han period, c.B.C.100. 16 Miskal of 72.8 gr. Wt.1164.3 gr. (Persian system for trade)

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1938-130
type:
ancient chinese weight (miskal)
credit:
Bluett and Sons