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Egyptian weight in the form of a frog

Made:
circa 1350 BCE in Egypt
One of three Ancient Egyptian Frog' weights

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One of three Ancient Egyptian Frog' weights
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One of three Ancient Egyptian "Frog" weights, late 18th dynasty c.B.C. 1350, medium in brown haematite wt., 49.08 grians.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1955-159/2
Materials:
haematite and complete
Measurements:
overall: mm
type:
ancient egyptian weight
credit:
Sotheby and Compan

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