Trader’s Weight

Loaned From: CSMVS

Chert

circa 2600 - 1900 BCE

Northern Indian Subcontient

CSMVS

Details

Culture/Civilisation

Harappan Civilisation

Theme

Writing

Subtheme

Measuring

Display Location

Coomaraswamy Hall

Findspot

Mohenjo-daro

Measurements

2 x 3 cm; Weight. 54g

Accession Number

IV 455

Description

The standardised weights and the seals show the sophisticated exchange of goods in Harappan cities, and the emergence of symbols to represent numbers and objects.

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Trader’s Weight

Seal

Duck Weight