Balance Weight with a Cross and an Architectural Setting

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5th–7th century · Copper alloy, silver inlay · Medieval Art

Here a cross stands before the outline of a sanctuary. In Byzantium, precise measurement of goods was achieved by a set of standard balance weights.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th–7th century

Medium

Copper alloy, silver inlay

Culture

Byzantine

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of Dr. R. M. Riefstahl, 1927