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Steelyard weight in the form of Nike
Steelyard weight in the form of Nike

Steelyard weight in the form of Nike

A.D. 150–275
Medium/TechniqueBronze (copper alloys and lead)
DimensionsHeight: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit LineClassical Department Purchase Fund
Accession number59.653
On View
On view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Veel, on the left bank in Paris; July 1959: purchased from Veel by Cornelius C. Vermeule III on behalf of MFA; purchased by MFA from Cornelius C. Vermeule, October 8, 1959, for
$ 90.00
Steelyard weight
about 100 B.C.–A.D. 50
Casket
Louis Marcy
Late 19th to early 20th century
Intertwined nose rings
A.D. 700–1520
Dipper or spatula
A.D. 1100–1550