Weight in the Shape of a Byzantine Empress
Object type: Steelyard weight
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: Byzantine
Date: 5th century
Medium: Copper alloy, filled with metal
Dimensions: 5 1/2 × 2 11/16 × 1 3/4 in., 3.5 lb. (13.9 × 6.9 × 4.5 cm, 1574g)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Credit line: Bequest of Adra M. Newell, 1966
Accession year: 1967
Tags: Women