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Roman Bronze Steelyard Balance and Lead Weight Roman Bronze Steelyard Balance and Lead Weight Roman Bronze Steelyard Balance and Lead Weight
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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]

Provenance

Acquired 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.

Literature

See The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 2008.355a-d, for similar.

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LOT 0959

Roman Bronze Steelyard Balance and Lead Weight

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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