Three Round Copper-Alloy Balance Weights with Crosses, 8th–9th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, 3/8 × 1 1/4 in., 1.9oz. (0.9 × 3.2 cm, 54g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, These objects are decorated with a cross and their respective weights in Greek initials-six ounces, two ounces, and one ounce-within a herringbone wreath. Most round weights were turned on a lathe, but the smallest of these three appears to have been cast in a mold instead
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Three Round Copper-Alloy Balance Weights, Crosses, 8th–9th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, 3/8, 1 1/4, 1.9oz, 0.9, 3.2 cm, 54g, Metalwork-Copper, objects, decorated, cross, respective weights, Greek initials-six, ounces, two ounces, ounce-within, herringbone wreath, round, turned, lathe, smallest, three, cast, mold
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