Tools and EquipmentRoman1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CE

Weight

200 BCE-1200 CE

Description

This round bronze weight has a sharply carinated weight and two flat faces. Each face is stamped with a circle around its perimeter, but if there once was an image inside this circle, it has been worn away. The weight has a brown patina.

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Roman

Century

1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

1.2 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm (1/2 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.) 14.83 g

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