Weight in form of Goose
Weight in form of Goose

Currently not on view

Weight in form of Goose,

3rd millenium BCE

Persian, Elamite
y1953-27

Information

Title
Weight in form of Goose
Dates

3rd millenium BCE

Medium
Haematite
Dimensions
1.7 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm (11/16 x 1 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund
Object Number
y1953-27
Period
Elamite
Type
tools, weights
Materials
hematite
Subject
geese

Purchased from the Northwick Sale in 1953.

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