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
Tags
Weights and Measures