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balance-case
Object Type
balance-case
Museum number
EA6191
Description
Rectangular wooden box with compartments for holding a set of measuring-scales; annules around the edge(damaged); lid lost.
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Thebes (Upper Egypt - archaic)
Materials
wood
Dimensions
Length:
15.10 centimetres
Weight:
86 grammes
Width:
1.80 centimetres
Depth:
5.70 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Condition
incomplete - lid lost
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir John Gardner Wilkinson
Acquisition date
1834
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA6191
Registration number
.6191
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
BS.6191
(Birch Slip Number)
Miscellaneous number:
W.116