Steelyard weight in the form of a bust of an empress

Classification

weight

Culture

Roman ; Byzantine (culture)

Dimensions

height: 16.4 cm

Date

5th century A.D.

Material

bronze

Iconography

bust, female ; scroll ; mantle

Production place

Roman Empire

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Budapest, Museum of Applied Arts

Inventory

52.831

ID

Hyp-1063

References

Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 146; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 166; Szilágyi J. Gy. 1988a, 104, fig. 99; Sprincz, in BullMusHong 77 (1992), 19–32, fig. 5–7; Thomas 1988, 504 skk, fig. 2. a.b.c

Trails

Hellenistic sculpture

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.