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Steelyard weight
Steelyard weight

Steelyard weight

about 100 B.C.–A.D. 50
Medium/TechniqueBronze (copper alloys and lead)
DimensionsOverall: 12.3 x 8 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam E. Nickerson Fund, No. 2
Accession number58.16
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ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hugo Weissmann, 96 Charles Street, Boston (said to be from near Izmir [Smyrna]); purchased by MFA from Hugo Weissmann, January 8, 1958, for $ 150.00