Copper alloy steelyard weights: E.GA.2834.1943

Current Location: Gallery 19

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Copper alloy steelyard weights

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Weight

Description

Weight, female bust with suspension loop. Possibly in the form of the head of Aphrodite.

Measurements and weight

Height: 6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Dating

200 - 400

Materials used in production

copper alloy Bronze

Techniques used in production

Cast (process)

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.2834.1943
Primary reference Number: 57254
Oldadmincategory: MW
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 21 October 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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