Reproduction
Object Category
measuring devices
Description
seven cylindrical bronze gold dust measures with handles: largest = 1/2 deben, smallest 1/128 deben according to Petrie = Ethiopian gold unit of the pek
Publications
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Ancient Weights and Measures, p.38, pl.XXXIII, Sect.86
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Naqada and Ballas: 1895
Production Period
18th Dynasty
Material
Dimensions
largest height: 1.9 cms
diameter: 2.0 cms
height: 1.5 cms
diameter: 1.7
height: 0.9 cms
diameter: 1.6 cms
height: 1.0 cms
diameter: 1.0 cms
height: 0.9 cms
diameter: 0.9 cms
height: 0.5 cms
diameter: 0.7 cms
smallest height: 0.5 cms
diameter: 0.5 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC26315
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
