Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-2nd millennium CE

Weight

200 BCE-1200 CE

Description

Truncated biconical weight. One face decorated with an incised circle around its perimeter with two dots at the center of this circle. Other face decorated with an incised circle around its perimeter and a dot in its center. Dark green patina.

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Roman

Century

1st-2nd millennium CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

1.1 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (7/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.) 14.92 g

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