Castlereagh Collection weights

Made:
1800-1818 in Tripoli

Set of 7 tabular bronze weights from the Castlereagh Collection for Tripoli (Libya).

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1932-241/2
Materials:
bronze (copper, tin alloy)
Measurements:
Quarto Carube: .001 kg
Una Drama, peso Tripolina: .003 kg
Un Metacal grande di 24 Carube: .005 kg
Un quarto d'un Oghia - Lead coin (5 spots): .008 kg
Due Carube:
Una Carube:
type:
arabic weight
credit:
Board of Trade (Castlereagh Collection)