Steelyard Weight with a Bust of a Byzantine Empress and a Hook

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper alloy, filled with lead, brass hook
Dimensions: 9 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 2 13/16 in., 12.5 lb. (24.2 × 11.5 × 7.1 cm, 5664g) Other (Hook): 8 7/8 × 3 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in., 0.4 lb. (22.6 × 7.6 × 3.2 × 0.7 cm, 176g)
Culture: Byzantine
Department: Medieval Art
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Dated: 400–450
Pixels: 2615 × 3081
SHA-256: 68dba61a8b3ad647…
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Steelyard Weight with a Bust of a Byzantine Empress and a Hook. 400–450. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.