Steelyard Weight with a Bust of a Byzantine Empress

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Dating to 400-500 CE, this steelyard weight is made from copper alloy and filled with lead. It measures 24.2 x 11.5 x 7.1 cm and weighs 5664 grams. The hook is approximately 23 cm in length and weighs 176 grams. (Metropolitan Museum, New York)

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Art, M. M. o. (2018, March 09). Steelyard Weight with a Bust of a Byzantine Empress. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8274/steelyard-weight-with-a-bust-of-a-byzantine-empres/

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Steelyard Weight with a Bust of a Byzantine Empress." World History Encyclopedia, March 09, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8274/steelyard-weight-with-a-bust-of-a-byzantine-empres/.

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Steelyard Weight with a Bust of a Byzantine Empress." World History Encyclopedia, 09 Mar 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8274/steelyard-weight-with-a-bust-of-a-byzantine-empres/.

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