Balance or Weight

3rd–4th century C.E. (probably)

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Caption

Balance or Weight, 3rd–4th century C.E. (probably). Bronze, 2 5/8 × 1 7/16 × 1 in., 0.1 lb. (6.7 × 3.7 × 2.5 cm, 46.35 g). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.325.

Title

Balance or Weight

Date

3rd–4th century C.E. (probably)

Period

Roman Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Weights/Measures

Dimensions

2 5/8 × 1 7/16 × 1 in., 0.1 lb. (6.7 × 3.7 × 2.5 cm, 46.35 g)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.325

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