Red limestone Syrian weight, oboid shape, from Gaza, Phoenician system

Made:: circa 600 BCE in Gaza Strip

One red limestone Syrian weight, oboid shape, from Gaza

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One red limestone Syrian weight, oboid shape, from Gaza. Phoenician unit system, c.B.C.600

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: 1938-249

Materials:: limestone and complete

type:: ancient syrian weight (phoenician unit)

credit:: Petrie, F.

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Red limestone Syrian weight, oboid shape, from Gaza, Phoenician system

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