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Eternal Egypt: Scale Weight
The scale weight was used to weigh an amount of approximately 500 grams. It is engraved with the name of "Al-Qasim Ibn 'Ubaid Allah 'Aydi Muslim Ibn Al-'Arraf(Al-qasim Ibn ?aba?d Allah ?aydi Muslim Ibn Al-?araf)" and the date of 117...
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Eternal Egypt: Sundial (Sun Clock)
Aristarchus of Samos invented this type of sundial. It is in the form of a concave bowl, but is not like the usual sundial because it is hemispherical in shape, rather than circular.
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Eternal Egypt: Glass Measure With Stamp
The glass bottle is a type of measure. It contains the remains of acid compounds and has a stamp to ensure the drugs or chemical materials were not tampered with.
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Eternal Egypt: Small Roman Style Balance
The small hand balance was used for small, accurate weighing. The balance is in the Imperial Roman style with an indicator, whose sides are ornamented in the shape of a rosary.
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Eternal Egypt: Scale Weight of Green Glass
A scale weight of green glass is in the form of a circle with a round base. It was used as a standard for measuring different weights.
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Eternal Egypt: Accurate Measure of Thin Glass
This masterpiece is a small measure made of thin glass, in a shape of the frustum of a cone, used to measure substances such as oil with a high degree of accuracy.
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Eternal Egypt: Glass Measure With Plain Stamps
The glass measure was used to weigh different medical materials in drugs. It has plain stamps near its opening and a hole in its body.