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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Field Number 1N 148
Material glass
Location Chicago
Weight (g) 19.7
Height (cm) 2.19
Width (cm) 2.77
Weight Type dome
Units (inferred) 2.0
Unit Weight (inferred) 9.85
Condition encrusted and chipped
Level II
Locus 31, burial 110
Period Islamic
Card data 1N-148; weight, glass - gray-green rounded conical shape, indented bottom. Exp. 1948; TA 1.31 burial 110
New Description a thin crust covers this dome but that crust is breaking away leaving a glass/salt powder in the bag. The glass itself is very dark, black purple or perhaps blue but is pocked and pitted by time. base is inset with indentation approx 13mm wide and5mm deep
Photo A28808.JPG
Not weight? False
Inscribed? False
Broken? False
Weighed by Hafford
Precision? False
British Museum object type measuring weight
Suggested Citation

William B. Hafford. (2013) "Cat # A28808 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/bfa9d025-cd31-4843-8668-a99f0398fbee> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2pv6vd5v

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