Wooden scale

Museum number:
9-11996a-e
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210911996a@2de
Accession number:
Acc.2779
Description:
scale, unequal arm type (”Roman balance”); a) bone arm with calibrations; b) brass pan; c) brass weight; d) fitted wood case; e) wood case cover with 2 inlaid characters; d) and e) are hinged together and there is a plaited rattan ring to hold them together
Donor:
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaited weaving
Accession date:
1971
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Wooden scale, accession number 9-11996a-e, described as scale, unequal arm type (”Roman balance”); a) bone arm with calibrations; b) brass pan; c) brass weight; d) fitted wood case; e) wood case cover with 2 inlaid characters; d) and e) are hinged together and there is a plaited rattan ring to hold them togetherHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Wooden scale, accession number 9-11996a-e, described as scale, unequal arm type (”Roman balance”); a) bone arm with calibrations; b) brass pan; c) brass weight; d) fitted wood case; e) wood case cover with 2 inlaid characters; d) and e) are hinged together and there is a plaited rattan ring to hold them together
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wooden scale, accession number 9-11996a-e, described as scale, unequal arm type (”Roman balance”); a) bone arm with calibrations; b) brass pan; c) brass weight; d) fitted wood case; e) wood case cover with 2 inlaid characters; d) and e) are hinged together and there is a plaited rattan ring to hold them together

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