Limestone Syrian weight, cone shaped, from Gaza, Deben system

Made:
circa 1500 BCE in Gaza Strip
One of 2 limestone Syrian weights, cone shaped, from Gaza

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One of 2 limestone Syrian weights, cone shaped, from Gaza
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One of 2 limestone Syrian weights, cone shaped, from Gaza. Deben system, c.B.C. 1500, (Petrie Cat. No.6138).

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1938-244/1
Materials:
complete, quartz and limestone
type:
ancient egyptian weight (deben)
credit:
Petrie, F.