5th-7th century
A. weight: 13.6 x 6 x 4.7 cm (5 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.) 1441 g B. chains and hooks: 44 x 5.7 cm (17 5/16 x 2 1/4 in.) C. crossbeam with hooks: 39.2 x 1 cm (15 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
[Elie Borowski, Basel, 1969], sold; to Joseph Ternback collection, New York, NY, (1969-1987), sold; [through Sotheby's, New York, NY, November 24, 1987] to; Harvard University Department of the Classics, Cambridge, (1987-2007), transfer; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2007.
Leaded bronze
1st century CERomanBrass
18th-19th centuryPersianBronze
5th centuryByzantineMixed copper alloy
4th-7th centuryByzantineBrass
18th-19th centuryPersianLeaded bronze
2nd-4th century CERomanLeaded bronze
2nd-3rd century CERomanLeaded bronze
1st century CERomanMixed copper alloy or leaded bronze
5th-6th centuryByzantineLeaded bronze
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEGraeco-RomanMixed copper alloy; lead and iron fill in bust
5th-7th centuryByzantine