Hunterian Museum Object 102921: GLAHM:A.188/1 - BALANCE, Isle of Gigha, Argyll and Bute
Description
- Description
- balance (scales]; 2 pans, beam and indicator with two bird-shaped suspensions. This remarkably well-preserved set of folding scales was probably found in a Viking burial. One arm of the balance is missing; the other is folded upright. The pans are of ti
- Object Number
- GLAHM:A.188/1
- Object Name/Type(s)
- balance
- Material
- silvered copper alloy
Dimensions
- Height
- 2.5 1.3 cm cm cm cm
- Width
- None recorded.
Provenance & Acquisition
- Collection / Collected By
- None recorded.
- Collection Method
- None recorded.
- Locality
- Isle of Gigha, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
- Acquisition
- Captain Alexander Macneil of Ardlussa (Donor) 1849
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