Set of 7 domed octagonal brass weights, from the Castlereagh Collection for Constantinople (Turkey), unsigned, Constantinople, Turkey, 1800-1818
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Object Number:
- 1932-208/1
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
-
2 Drams: .007 kg
5 Drams: .016 kg
10 Drams: .032 kg
20 Drams: .064 kg
1/8 Oka (50 Drams): .16 kg
1/4 Oka (100 Drams): .321 kg
1/2 Oka (200 Drams): .642 kg
1 Oka (400 Drams): 1.283 kg
- type:
- brass weight and turkish/arabic weight (oka)
- credit:
- Board of Trade (Castlereagh Collection)
