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LOT 0587
Roman Bronze Steelyard Weight
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (22.5 grams, 33 mm).
Formed as a female bust with stola and tunic, braided hair dressed in a chignon; transverse ribbing above the flat base, pierced lug forming part of the hairstyle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
LiteratureSee Bolla, M., Le misure dei Romani, Verona, 2017, pp.8-9, fig.12; Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R., Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Gloucester, 1984.
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