Steelyard weight in the form of Athena
Unknown Artist
6th–9th century (?)
Medium
Copper alloy
Dimensions
8 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 2 13/16 in., 4.2 lb. (20.9 × 11.4 × 7.1 cm, 1896g)
Classification
Metalwork-Bronze
Culture
Byzantine
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.3493
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Weights and Measures