Natron
date: label: Date made
content: -0663 to -0525 (B.C.)
notes: label: Description
content: Egyptian and other Bronze Age societies used natron (aka sodium carbonate) for making glass and embalming purposes. This sample was purchased from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Egypt
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.319984
label: catalog number
content: 319984
label: accession number
content: 241592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Natron
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall in museum box: 2 5/8 in x 3 7/16 in x 4 3/4 in; 6.6675 cm x 8.73125 cm x 12.065 cm