Syenite weight, Syrian Khoirine system

Made:
circa 1700-1600 BCE in Gaza Strip
One syenite Syrian weights, barrel shaped, from Gaza

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One syenite Syrian weights, barrel shaped, from Gaza
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One syenite Syrian weights, barrel shaped, from Gaza. Khoirine system. c.B.C. 1700-1600, (Petrie No.6112).

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1938-240/7
Materials:
stone and complete
type:
ancient syrian weight (hebrew royal shekel)
credit:
Petrie, F.