- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Copper alloy weight for weighing gold, in the form of a man holding a gun in his left hand. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 22/12/2010]
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1938
- Date collected
- By 1938
- Acquisition information
- Bequeathed: 1938
- Materials and processes
- Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
- Dimensions
- Width: max 19 mm, Length: max 38 mm, Weight 19 g
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1938.18.901
Search terms: Measurement, Figure, Gold Weight, Firearm
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