- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Wax model, semi-spherical with three projections at the top, for making lost wax casts of brass weights. [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 Wax, Process Lost Wax Cast, Process Moulded
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 26 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1889.29.136.28
Search terms: Technique, Metallurgy, Mould, Weight
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