Flat Weight

5th-6th century (Late Antique) H: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) Citation Source image

These small weights were used with a scale for weighing light, valuable objects like coins and jewelry. To fight widespread corruption, bronze weights were controlled by the government, with the value engraved directly onto the square. The cross on this bronze weight (one oun...

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Maurice Nahman, Cairo, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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