Weight Equal to Eight Debens
1971-1926 BCE (Middle Kingdom)
H: 1 13/16 in., 0.24 lb. (4.6 cm, 0.1075 kg [historic weight])
Citation
This piece is a rectangular stone weight with rounded edges. The upper surface is rounded and incised. This scale weight bears the name of King Sesostris I and the weight marker of "8 rings" or debens.
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F. G. Hilton Price, Sale, London, 1897, p. 28, lot 221, no. 4308; Rev. William MacGregor, 1897, by purchase; Rev. William MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922, no. 664; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase [Newberry as agent]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/41.32 |
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