Wooden Box with Bronze Balance Scale, 500–600, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Wooden box and copper alloy scale, Overall: 1 5/16 x 9 1/8 x 3 9/16 in. (3.3 x 23.2 x 9.1 cm), Woodwork-Miscellany, Scales such as these were used throughout the Byzantine world to measure money and other lightweight objects. According to Byzantine law, the suspension cord of the scales was to be held by two fingers of one hand, with the other fingers straight to ensure that no undue pressure was placed on the scales
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Wooden Box, Bronze Balance Scale, 500–600, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, box, copper alloy scale, Overall, 1 5/16 x 9 1/8 3 9/16, 3.3 23.2 9.1 cm, Woodwork-Miscellany, Scales, world, measure money, lightweight objects, According, law, suspension cord, scales, held, two fingers, hand, fingers straight, ensure, no undue pressure, placed
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