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Metal weight in the shape of a cockerel

Made:
Thailand
SMG00028980

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Metal weight in the shape of a cockerel, with line indentation and ring decoration around the base, originally recorded as Siamese, made in Thailand, no maker marked

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A114902
Materials:
metal
type:
weights
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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