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Summary
This rare, bronze counterweight was used with a steelyard. Filled with lead, it would have been moved along the calibrated arm of the scales until the beam balanced. This large weight is distinguished by its unusual subject of a young man in a long-sleeved tunic holding a small animal, possibly a lamb; it may therefore have been used by a butcher.
Tags
artwork
ancient roman art in the walters art museum
decorative and applied arts of byzantine empire
walters art museum
3d object
Date
0000 - 0400
Source
Walters Art Museum
Link
Copyright info
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