Balance Weight with Christ Blessing Two Eparchs or Emperors

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4th–5th century · Moulded glass · Medieval Art

Glass weights conformed to the standards for weights. Here either two eparchs, officials who regulated trade, weights, and measures, or two emperors are shown blessed by Christ. In Byzantium, precise measurement of goods was achieved by a set of standard balance weights.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–5th century

Medium

Moulded glass

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of Kirkor Minassian, 1926