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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Field Number 2N 146C
Material hematite
Location Chicago
Weight (g) 4.6
Height (cm) 0.85
Length (cm) 2.7
Width (cm) 0.9
Weight Type sphendonoid
Detail flat ends, flat base
Units (inferred) 0.5
Unit Weight (inferred) 9.2
Level X
Locus 178 3
Period Old Babylonian
Card data 3N-146c; weight, barrel, hematite - elongated, flat ends; exp. 1951; 27x8mm; TA X-3 fl. 178; 1 Bab.
New Description highly polished black hematite. Base flattened, ends flat, slight accretion near one end. Very slight rust color lines/patches. Some faceting noted on edges.
Photo A29406.JPG
Not weight? False
Inscribed? False
Broken? False
Weighed by Hafford
Precision? True
British Museum object type measuring weight
Suggested Citation

William B. Hafford. (2013) "Cat # A29406 from Asia/Iraq/Nippur/Area TA". In Balance Pan Weights from Nippur. William B. Hafford (Ed). Released: 2013-10-24. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/0baff277-ee4b-4126-516a-262a3fdca290> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2cj8rs2z

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