Balance arm

Museum number:
6-2702
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54 and Acc.54/56/63/107/195
Description:
Arm from a balance; has holes for strings to attach pans, counter weight and main center cord for suspension. Cylindrical rod, slightly fatter in center and at ends.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Uncertain tomb, Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 3500;?
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Balances (scales)
Accession date:
October 8, 1902
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Loans:
S1986-1987 #2: Forest Products Laboratory (July 24, 1986–June 2, 1988)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Balance arm, accession number 6-2702, described as Arm from a balance; has holes for strings to attach pans, counter weight and main center cord for suspension. Cylindrical rod, slightly fatter in center and at ends.

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