Publication Date
The first half of the 2nd century AH/8AD AD
Publication Place
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Aqaba Archeology Museum
Subject
Bronze molded.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: يتراوح بين 1.3 و 2.5 سم؛ الارتفاع: يتراوح بين 0.4 و 2.5 سم؛ الوزن: يتراوح بين 2.1 و 149 غم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
AM 51
Record ID
object;ISL;jo;Mus01_D;16;ar
Library Location
Aqaba Archeology Museum
Date
The first half of the 2nd century AH/8AD AD
Notes
A set of bronze weights used to weigh different currency units such as the dinar (gold) and the dirham (silver). These weights take different shapes such as square, disc, faceted polygon, and cone. They are usually perforated in the middle so that they can be kept together as a single unit and carried easily. The archaeological layers in which these weights were found in Aqaba give us an idea of the differences between these weights: the heavy weights were more decorated than the light weights, whose decoration was simpler. It is possible that heavier weights were used to weigh goods heavier than coins.
Sample Text
Aida Naghawy, Manal Basyouni “Metal Weights” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;jo;Mus01_D;16;ar
