Steelyard Weight with Bust of an Official

Title

Steelyard Weight with Bust of an Official

Subject

cast, copper, byzantine, bust, steelyard, 6century, weights_and_measures

Description

A steelyard weight with a high ranking official wearing a chlamys. Many other steelyard weights depicting people are emperors or empresses, suggesting the imperial authority and approval of the specific weight.

Creator

Rose Traubert

Source

61.106

Publisher

[no text]

Date

Early 6th Century

Contributor

[no text]

Rights

MFA

Relation

[no text]

Format

Leaded latten (76.1% copper, 16.2% zinc, 5.6% lead, 2.1% tin)

Language

[no text]

Type

[no text]

Identifier

Joey

Coverage

Byzantine

Original Format

[no text]

Physical Dimensions

9.3 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

Files

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12884814/OmekaImages/RoseSteelyard.tiff

Citation

Rose Traubert, “Steelyard Weight with Bust of an Official,” CB 51 Gallery, accessed March 28, 2024, https://gallerytest.omeka.net/items/show/214.