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1924.6.31

Copper alloy weight for weighing gold, rectangle with small holes on top. [MJD 01/04/2011]


1924.6.31

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Collection type
Object
Description
Copper alloy weight for weighing gold, rectangle with small holes on top. [MJD 01/04/2011]
Geographical reference
Ashanti
Cultural groups
Asante
Person
Field collector Henry Nottidge Moseley
Field collector HMS Challenger
PRM source Amabel Nevill Sollas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
?1884
Acquisition information
Donated: 1924
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Lost Wax Cast
Dimensions
Length: max 18 mm, Width: max 11 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1924.6.31

Search terms: Measurement, Gold Weight