Accession No
1937.466 E
Description
Chinese bronze weight. Heart shaped and missing the foot.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China
Period
Source
Raphael, Oscar [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1937.466 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Six Chinese bronze weights.
A-C: Oval body with expanded foot (i.e. like a modern egg-cup) with rectangular loop at top. inscribed.
D: Similar shape but body round " tead of oval.
E: Heart shaped and missing foot.
F: Same shape as 1937.466 A-D but flattened
Event Date 1937
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:286774
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