Black quartzite Syrian weight, oboid, from Gaza, Peyem system

Made:
circa 1500 BCE in Gaza Strip
Black quartzite Syrian weight, oboid, from Gaza

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Black quartzite Syrian weight, oboid, from Gaza
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Black quartzite Syrian weight, oboid, from Gaza. Peyem system, c.B.C.1500, (Petrie Cat. No.5902).

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1938-229/3
Materials:
quartzite and complete
type:
ancient syrian weight (hebrew royal shekel)
credit:
Petrie, F.