Bronze steelyard weight

Made:
Pompeii
Bronze steelyard weight

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Steelyard weight, bronze, 1 1/4" x 1/2". Roman, from Pompeii. Sambon Collection.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A197082
Materials:
bronze (copper, tin alloy)
type:
steelyards

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