Bronze steelyard weight
- Made:
- Pompeii
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Steelyard weight, bronze, 2 1/4 x 1/2". Roman, from Pompeii, (Sambon Collection).
Details
- Category:
- Weighing & Measuring
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A197076
- Materials:
- bronze (copper, tin alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 2 1/4 in x 1/2 in
- type:
- steelyards
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