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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Field Number 2N 557
Material hematite
Location Philadelphia
Weight (g) 2.18
Height (cm) 0.6
Length (cm) 0.9
Width (cm) 1.0
Weight Type loaf
Units (inferred) 0.25
Unit Weight (inferred) 8.72
Locus dump
Period surface find
Card data weight; TB Dump. Haematite. Rectangular; plano-convex. .9 square Th. .4cm.
New Description highly polished hemaite, silver color. Has rounded top and flat base, but also flat ends in almost cubical form. Due to rounding at top, hwvr, have called dome, more like mid section of sphend, though.
Photo 51-6-243.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 # 51-6-243 from Asia/Iraq/Nippur/Area TB". In Balance Pan Weights from Nippur. William B. Hafford (Ed). Released: 2013-10-08. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/24a28539-beb4-4ca3-742a-3e387dfe60ba> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2th8vt68

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