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Roman Bronze & Lead Steelyard Weight

$3,794.54

£2,750

€3,232.37

CA$5,160.84

A$5,782.69

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Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. An elegant bronze and lead steelyard weight depicting a Cherub with wings, shown wearing a chain around his neck and with white eyes. with his wavy hair fantastically styled into twists that wraps around the entirety of his head. The bronze here is cast around a lead center, giving the piece a surprising weight; a perforation through the top of the head allowed it to be looped through a chain and hung from a balance. Size: 2.55" W x 3.3" H (6.5 cm x 8.3 cm) Steelyard balances were used to weight loads by moving a counterweight along the beam until it balanced and then reading the incised numeral. Vitruvius describes them and their function in his De Architectura, Book.

Dimensions:

Height: 3.3 in (8.39 cm)Width: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Bronze,Lead

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

15th Century and Earlier

Date of Manufacture:

1000

Condition:

Seller Location:

London, GB

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU5803224974302

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