Sujet
Balance Weight formed as the Bust of an Empress, c. 390-400. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Balance Weight formed as the Bust of an Empress, c. 390-400. Among the most striking Byzantine weights to have survived are the imperial weights issued in the late 4th and 5th centuries. Typically they depict the same royal figures seen on coins to promote the legitimacy and stability of the state and to guarantee their validity as "honest weights." Used on balance scales, the weights were sometimes filled with lead to make them heavier.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F70_278
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
34,4Mo (1,3Mo) / 24,3cm x 35,4cm / 2873 x 4185 (300dpi)