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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Field Number 3N 146B
Material hematite
Location Chicago
Weight (g) 4.4
Length (cm) 2.08
Width (cm) 0.92
Weight Type sphendonoid
Detail flat ends, no base
Units (inferred) 0.5
Unit Weight (inferred) 8.8
Level X
Locus 178 3
Period Old Babylonian
Card data 3N-146b; weight, barrel, hematite - elongated, slightly rounded ends; exp. 1951; 20x9mm; TA X-3 fl. 178; 1 Bab.
New Description polished gray hematite, almost silver. Some small areas of rusted flaw marks surround one end. Ends flattened, no flat base
Photo A29405.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 # A29405 from Asia/Iraq/Nippur/Area TA". In Balance Pan Weights from Nippur. William B. Hafford (Ed). Released: 2013-10-08. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/b2e83200-b67b-4e61-29db-d9e02679deec> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k27s81z92

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