Scales set in carved wooden chest
- Made:
- 1801-1900
Scales set in carved wooden chest, containing two balances, one set of weights and four odd weights, Persian, 19th century
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A128422
- type:
- scales set
- credit:
- Putrus
Parts
Small, chisel-like instrument
Small, chisel-like instrument
Set of 9 brass weights
Set of 9 brass weights, each a tapering cylinder with knob-like finial, 3 missing
Carved wooden chest
Carved wooden chest, for 2 balances and weights, Persian, 19th century