- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Cast brass weight in the shape of a bird. [El.B 09/11/2007]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1889
- Date collected
- By 1889
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 11/1889 Exchanged: 11/1953, uncertain
- Materials and processes
- Material Brass Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
- Dimensions
- Height: max 17 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1889.29.136.9
Search terms: Technique, Metallurgy, Figure, Mould, Bird Figure, Weight
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