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Basalt pebble weight, Syrian

Made:
circa 1500 BCE in Gaza Strip
One brown basalt pebble (flat base) Syrian weights from Gaza

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One brown basalt pebble (flat base) Syrian weights from Gaza
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One brown basalt pebble (flat base) Syrian weights from Gaza. Deben Kedet system. B.C.1500, (Petrie Cat. No.6027).

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1938-235/5
Materials:
complete and basalt
type:
ancient egyptian weight (deben kedet)
credit:
Petrie, F.

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