Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-2nd millennium CE

Weight

200 BCE-1200 CE

Description

This circular bronze weight has a slightly carinated shoulder and two faces. A stamped image (writing?) inside a circle decorates one face and a circle with a dot in its center decorates the other face. The weight has a dark brown 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

0.8 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm (5/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.) 8.22 g

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