Steelyard
notes: label: Description
content: Iron steelyard with two hooks and one heavy weight. The beam is square, 13 inches long, graduated on all four sides, and marked with curious letters and symbols. It may date from Roman times.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Egypt
topic: label: Subject
content: Weights & Measures
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.319466
label: catalog number
content: 319466
label: accession number
content: 238495
objectType: label: Object Name
content: steelyard and weight
label: Object Type
content: Weights
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: coptic weight 1: 5/16 in x 1 1/8 in x 1 1/8 in; .79375 cm x 2.8575 cm x 2.8575 cm
label: Measurements
content: coptic weight 2: .25 cm x .875 cm x .875 cm; 1/8 in x 3/8 in x 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: steelyard: 18 in x 5/8 in; 45.72 cm x 1.5875 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall; steelyard: 18 in x 4 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 45.72 cm x 10.795 cm x 3.175 cm