Description (Physical description)
Catelogue card for Z 25416 A-B] reads: '2 Goldweights in the shape of tortoises: A Tortoise seen from side with curled tail; B Flat tortoise with shell represented by flat coil with length of braid.'
Event Date
Author: Alexandra McKeever

Context (Display)
Z 25416 B on display in the Maudslay Gallery (drawer under Africa case) until 07/04/2010.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Amendments / updates)
Tabitha Cotterill: 'Many of the golweights at UCMAA have small coloured dots adhered to them. The numbers written on these refer to the weight of the goldweight in grams' (05/11/2001).
Event Date 5/11/2001
Author: Alexandra McKeever

Description (Physical description)
Goldweight in the shape of a turtle or tortoise.
Event Date 30/10/2019
Author: Alexandra McKeever

Description (Physical description)
Abrammo. Brass goldweight in the shape of a turtle or tortoise with a spiral shell.
Event Date 9/9/2021
Author: Louise Puckett