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Architect's Plummet
ca. 12th century
- Date
- ca. 12th century
- Culture or place
- Sri Lanka, Pollonnaruva
- Medium
- Copper alloy, iron armature
- Size
- H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
- Type
- Metalwork
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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