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Weight Equal to Eight Debens
1971-1926 BCE (Middle Kingdom)
white flint
This piece is a rectangular stone weight with rounded edges. The upper surface is rounded and incised. This scale weight bears the name of King Sesostris I and the weight marker of "8 rings" or debens.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
F. G. Hilton Price, Sale, London, 1897, p. 28, lot 221, no. 4308; Rev. William MacGregor, 1897, by purchase; Rev. William MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922, no. 664; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase [Newberry as agent]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
H: 1 13/16 in., 0.24 lb. (4.6 cm, 0.1075 kg [historic weight])
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
41.32