Measure stick

Museum number:
6-20549
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21060020549
Alternate number:
491
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman town
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Roman town, Tebtunis, Faiyum region
Verbatim coll. place:
Tebtunis (Umm el Baragat)
Culture or time period:
Roman Empire (27 BC–395 AD)
Collector:
Arthur S. Hunt and Bernard P. Grenfell
Collection date:
1899-1900
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Loans:
S2018-2019 #8: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) (September 17, 2019–January 19, 2021)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 2 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 3 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 4 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 5 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 6 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 7 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 8 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 9 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 10 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 11 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 12 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 13 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 14 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman townHearst Museum object 15 of 15 titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman town
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Measure stick, accession number 6-20549, described as stick measure with notches at 5 inches (average), last subdivided twice. Roman town

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