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Source Description
This rare, bronze counterweight was used with a steelyard. Filled with lead, it would have been moved along the calibrated arm of the scales until the beam balanced. This large weight is distinguished by its unusual subject of a young man in a long-sleeved tunic holding a small animal, possibly a lamb; it may therefore have been used by a butcher.
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Document identity
localId
33920
label
Steelyard Weight
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
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33920
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Steelyard Weight
description
This rare, bronze counterweight was used with a steelyard. Filled with lead, it would have been moved along the calibrated arm of the scales until the beam balanced. This large weight is distinguished by its unusual subject of a young man in a long-sleeved tunic holding a small animal, possibly a lamb; it may therefore have been used by a butcher.
provenance
Michael Ward, New York, ca. 1977, by purchase; L. Alexander Wolfe, Jerusalem [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sale, Frank Sternberg, Zurich, November 20, 1989, no. 423; Walters Art Museum, 1989, by purchase.
date
5th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
weights
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.9
height
12.5
depth
10.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 5/8 x W: 4 15/16 x D: 4 in. (21.9 x 12.5 x 10.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
med
bronze filled with lead
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6640
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ROM
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none
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