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Ptolemaic or Roman Period

304 B.C.–A.D. 364

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Title: Weight
Period: Ptolemaic or Roman Period
Date: 304 B.C.–A.D. 364
Geography: From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Meidum, Cardwell excavations, between 1885 and 1890
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: Diam. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. G. W. Neville and Miss Cardwell, 1906
Object Number: 06.1232.68
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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