Five Parts of a Scale / Artist Unknown, African

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Accession Number: 2010/1.176A-E
Title: Five Parts of a Scale
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Artist Nationality: African
Medium and Support: brass
Object Creation Date: 1900-1985
Credit Line: Gift of Doran H. Ross
Dimensions: 14 cm x 6.6 cm (5 1/2 in. x 2 5/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification: Metalwork
Primary Object Type: goldweight
Physical Description: A brass scale that is separated into five parts. The scale has two circular scale pans, the pillar, the balancing screws and the plumb line.
Primary Keywords: brass-work; scales (weighing devices)
Secondary Keywords: descriptors; goldweights; measuring devices; measuring devices for forces; metalwork; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; weighing devices; weighing devices by form
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 3888 x 2592
File Size: 177 KB
Record: 2010/1.176A-E
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Full citation: "Five Parts of a Scale; Artist Unknown, African." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-1.176a-e/2010_1.176.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2024.