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title: Byzantine Steelyard Rod with Weight
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8276/byzantine-steelyard-rod-with-weight/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Steelyard Rod with Weight

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## Image File

[![Byzantine Steelyard Rod with Weight](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8276.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8276.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) invention, the steelyard (or stilyard) balance employed sliding weights along an etched arm to determine the mass of goods, much like the modern beam balance. The [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) balance pictured dates from the 5th to 7th centuries CE. (Metropolitan Museum, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2018, March 09). Byzantine Steelyard Rod with Weight. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8276/byzantine-steelyard-rod-with-weight/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Byzantine Steelyard Rod with Weight." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8276/byzantine-steelyard-rod-with-weight/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Byzantine Steelyard Rod with Weight." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8276/byzantine-steelyard-rod-with-weight/>.

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