DepartmentAsia
Gold or Opium scale
NameScale, Gold
CultureKmer Loer (Montagnards)
Datec. 1890-1910
Place madeCentral Highlands, CAMBODIA, CAMBODIA, Southeast Asia, ASIA
MediumWood, metal, bone
DimensionsOther (Case only): 12 5/8 x 3 11/16 x 15/16 in. (32 x 9.3 x 2.4 cm)
Object numberA.1999.26.16V
DescriptionFour pieces: two part wooden containers, violin shaped, slides apart; inside are one bronze notched sliding weight, a bone stick, graduated, holding scale dish on string, and a small iron, hammer shaped, suspended weight, a bronze two part balance indicator, scale pan sheet bronze.Early 20th Century
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1985