Gold weight in the form of a three saw-fish tails at The British Museum, London
Gold weight in the form of a three saw-fish tails at The British Museum, London
3D
Published 2016-04-26T16:37:15+00:00
This lost wax cast figurative gold-weight, in brass, is in the form of three saw-fish tails, arranged in a trefoil shape and mounted on a cylindrical notched base.
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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)
Recommended low shrinkage material like PLA, HIPS, PET. Recommended settings: Layer thickness: 0,14mm Infill: solid Support angle: 20 degree Fan speed: auto
| Date published | 26/04/2016 |
| Time to do | 258 - 595 minutes |
| Material Quantity | 52 |
| Dimensions | 49 x 130 x 100 mm |
| Technology | FDM |
| Title | Gold weight |
| Dimension | Length, 4.5 cm Width, 2.9 cm, Depth, 1 cm, Weight, 8.3 g |
| Accession | Af1954,23.2117 |
| Period | 18th Century - 20th Century |
| Medium | Brass |
| Credit | Donated by the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine |
| Place | British Museum |
