Balance Weight with Christ Blessing Two Eparchs or Emperors, 4th–5th century, Byzantine, Moulded glass, 13/16 × 3/16 in., 0.1oz. (2 × 0.4 cm, 2g), Glass, Glass weights conformed to the standards for weights. Here either two eparchs, officials who regulated trade, weights, and measures, or two emperors are shown blessed by Christ. In Byzantium, precise measurement of goods was achieved by a set of standard balance weights
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