Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-4th century CE
Small Rectangular Weight
1st-4th century CE
Dimensions
1.24 g, 1 x 0.86 x 0.21 cm (3/8 x 5/16 x 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Horton O'Neil, Cos Cob, CT (1925/26-1967), gift; to the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1967-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. NOTE: Horton O'Neil (1908-1997) excavated Roman and Carthaginian ruins at Tunis in North Africa for two years prior to entering Princeton University from where he graduated in 1930.
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