Accession No

1418

Brief Description

set of five weights shaped like bells

Origin

Maker

Class

weights & measures

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

metal (bronze?)

Dimensions

largest height 66mm; base diameter 37mm smallest height 32mm; base diameter 18mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Cambridge, in 1971.

Inscription

Description Notes

Set of 5 bell shaped weights with section at top with hole. 4 carry mark of a dagger and the letter ‘A’ followed by a rosette. These 4 also marked with a ‘G’ with a design over it (not clearly visible). The heaviest of these 4 weighs 8 oz. The fifth weight is of a slightly similar design (different decoration) and is inscribed ‘6 oz Troy’.

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