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Handled Weightlate 3rd-early 2nd century B.C.

Not on view
Dark green stone object with padlock-shaped form, rectangular body carved in low relief with palm trees, figures, and dense hatched foliage, smooth arched handle above
Stone vessel with a large arched handle rising from a rectangular body, densely covered in finely incised curvilinear scroll patterns across the front surface, dark greenish-gray stone with weathered texture.
Title
Handled Weight
Place Made
Northern Afghanistan, Bactria
Date Made
late 3rd-early 2nd century B.C.
Medium
Chlorite
Dimensions
9 7/8 x 7 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (25.08 x 19.69 x 4.45 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Phil Berg
Accession Number
M.2001.11
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient