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A domed weight and a sphendonoid weight. (Photo: INA)
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Most of the stone weights were either domed or sphendonoid (that is,
shaped like an ancient sling bullet). (Photo: INA)
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About sixty pan-balance weights, mostly of the stone known as hematite,
were based on weight standards common in the Near East during the Late Bronze Age. (Photo:
INA)
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The weights strongly suggest that the merchant on the ship hailed from
the Near East, as merchants have always weighed items in the standards with which they are
most familiar. (Photo: INA)
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