File:Anthropomorphic Roman steelyard weight (FindID 188577).jpg
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editAnthropomorphic Roman steelyard weight | |||
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Winchester Museum Service, Robert Webley, 2007-08-01 13:59:21 |
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Title |
Anthropomorphic Roman steelyard weight |
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Description |
English: A seemingly incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy steelyard weight with lead core in the form of a human bust. The surviving copper-alloy shell consists of the upper surface and the sides and is very well moulded. The face is quite plump with worn moulded nose and eyes. The downturned mouth is incised. Over the nose, towards the mouth, is a linear incision through the surface metal - a recent strike. The shoulder length hair is curled at the bottom; hair higher up is delineated by curvilinear incisions. Above the forehead hair is pushed up into a small bunch. Behind this is the suspension loop. The upper chest is covered with a moulded foliate design. The representation is possibly Cupid emerging from a calyx (the sepals of a flower).
Low down on the reverse face, is a rectangular, projecting bar. The reverse face is open with evidence of breaks to the copper alloy at the back of the head, but with smoother edges below the hair indicating that this was always open. The reverse face is dominated by off-white corroded lead, with which the weight was once filled completely; in some areas the lead is very white and powdery. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Hampshire | ||
Date | between 43 and 200 | ||
Accession number |
FindID: 188577 Old ref: HAMP-079895 Filename: HAMP-079895steelyardweight.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/146028 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/146028/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/188577 |
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Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 |
File change date and time | 13:33, 1 August 2007 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
IIM version | 2 |