Steelyard weight, bust of an empress
Date5th c
Mediumbronze
Dimensions20.3 x 10.2 cm
ClassificationsObject
Credit LineGift of Dr. Lillian Malcove
Object numberM82.395a
DescriptionBronze weight balance w/ a portrait of Byzantine Empress w/ suspension ring to top of head; Bust identified as being Empress Licinia Eudoxia, wife of Valentinian III (425-455). Many steelyard weights took the form of emporers, empresses or deities.Collections
- Malcove Collection
early 3rd c
c. 3rd c
7th c
Unidentified Artist
c. 5th-6th c
6th-7th c
c. 3rd c
