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LOT 0959
Roman Bronze Steelyard Balance and Lead Weight
4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 - 15 in. (1.3 kg total, 13.9-38 cm).
Comprising a square-section arm with lug finial, notches to the upper face, suspension ring, counter weight lead ball, three hooks at the arm, chain with shackle and long hook. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired from Notaras Coins & Antiquities, Suffolk, UK, before 2000.
Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector.
Accompanied by two illustrated collector's identification tags.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 2008.355a-d, for similar.
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