Set of 7 domed octagonal brass weights, from the Castlereagh Collection for Constantinople (Turkey), unsigned, Constantinople, Turkey, 1800-1818

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1932-208/1
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
2 Drams: .007 kg
5 Drams: .016 kg
10 Drams: .032 kg
20 Drams: .064 kg
1/8 Oka (50 Drams): .16 kg
1/4 Oka (100 Drams): .321 kg
1/2 Oka (200 Drams): .642 kg
1 Oka (400 Drams): 1.283 kg
type:
brass weight and turkish/arabic weight (oka)
credit:
Board of Trade (Castlereagh Collection)