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Gold or Opium scale
Gold or Opium scale
Gold or Opium scale
Museum of International Folk Art

Gold or Opium scale

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)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
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.
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Opium scale
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Opium weight
Artist unrecorded
Second Half of 19th Century
Tattoo needle
Early 20th Century
Ceremonial Triangle
Artist unrecorded