Stone Lion weight, Babylonian

Made:
circa 600-501 BCE in Babylonia
Stone Lion weight, 2 1/2 long, brown and white limestone

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Stone Lion weight, 2 1/2 long, brown and white limestone
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Stone Lion weight, 2 1/2" long, brown and white limestone, late Babylonian c. 6th cent. B. C. Wt. in grains 1180.765 = 9 "Daric-Stater" shekels of 131.2 grians

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1955-155
Materials:
limestone and complete
Measurements:
overall: mm
type:
ancient babylonian weight
credit:
Sotheby and Compan