Steelyard Weight with the Bust of Athena, 350–500, Byzantine, Copper alloy, filled with lead, 8 × 3 15/16 × 3 1/8 in., 9.6 lb. (20.3 × 10 × 7.9 cm, 4345g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, A number of weights like this one survive from the late antique period. Weights were calibrated to specific standardized measurements. They were hung from hooks on one end of a balance to counter whatever goods were weighed on the other side
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Steelyard Weight, Bust, Athena, 350–500, Byzantine, Copper alloy, filled, lead, 8, 3 15/16, 1/8, 9.6 lb, 20.3, 10, 7.9 cm, 4345g, Metalwork-Copper, number, weights, survive, late antique, period, Weights, calibrated, specific standardized, measurements, hung, hooks, balance, counter whatever, goods, weighed, side
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