Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: Karanis

Object Identifier: 0000.00.7413
Object Name: Balance?Candelabrum?
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis)
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Weights and Measures; Labra
Materials: Wood
Length: 23.2cm
Width: 3.4cm
Pierced: no
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Rectangular piece of carved wood. Three holes in piercing at ends and in center. Incised decorative lines on top in form of cross divided by verticals. Back flat with some decay and cracks. Possibility of red paint remains.
Verbatim Date: 1st c. B.C. - 4th c. A.D.
Unit Grid Number: 0156
Area: R:*
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Production Site: site
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

Collection Access
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Karanis; Balance?Candelabrum?; Wood