"Chinese-Roman" foot measure cast

Made:
1936 in India
One of two Chinese-Roman' foot measure plaster casts

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One of two Chinese-Roman' foot measure plaster casts
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One of two "Chinese-Roman" foot measure plaster casts, size (7/8-inch x 7/8-inch x 5/16-inch), of fragment of wooden linear measure, from Asthana, Chinese Turkestan, A.D.667-706. Face incised with 6 subdivisions. Reverse face, at end, incised with a Chinese character (Roman fot of 11.67", decimally divided by Chinese). Original now in the Central Asian Museum of Antiquities at New Delhi, India

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1936-606/2
Materials:
complete and plaster
type:
replica ancient chinese linear measure
credit:
Director General of Archaeology in India