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#1 | Bactrian Ibex weight? datum

Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:10 pm

Could anybody help me to identify my Christmas present and confirm this piece as an Bactrian Ibex weight?

Thanks!
Michael

Bactrian Ibex weight (78 g)

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#2 | Re: Bactrian Ibex weight? datum

Mon May 25, 2009 7:36 pm

It seems unlikely that this was intended to be a weight. If it had been, it would be much more compact. There are many small bronze figures from Afghanistan of similar kinds, but I don't remember any series of similar pieces that might be a series of weights. Looks old, though.

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#3 | Re: Bactrian Ibex weight? datum

Sat May 30, 2009 3:18 pm

Thanks for your comment.
You may be right. I've searched the web for Bactrian weights and found a lot of coin weights, marble weights but some animal weights too (a nice bull weight in the British museum and animal-shaped plane weights). But no series of animal weights. The Bactrian standard weight is appr. 8,6 grams. Therefore the weight of my Ibex is to low.

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