Tools and EquipmentGreek2nd-1st century BCE
Lead Weight
2nd-1st century BCE
Description
Square lead weight, rounded edges, with a depiction of half an amphora and two letters in the field at left, possibly spelling demo(sion) [of the people]. Equivalent to 1/6 of a stater. There is some surface corrosion.
Dimensions
0.8 × 4.4 × 4 cm (5/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 9/16 in.) 130 g
Provenance
Dr. F. Bassermann-Jordan, Deidesheim, Rhineland-Palatia, first quarter of the 20th century. Purchase, [Axel G. Weber, Kunsthandel GMBH, Cologne, mid 1990's-1998], sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1998-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
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