Weight, inscribed with "8"
Object type: Weight
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Sandstone
Dimensions: h. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in); w. 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in); d. 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in); weight 268.06 g
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922