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Steelyard weight
Greek or Roman
Late Hellenistic to Early Imperial Period
about 100 B.C.–A.D. 50
Medium/Technique
Bronze (copper alloys and lead)
Dimensions
Overall: 12.3 x 8 cm (4 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William E. Nickerson Fund, No. 2
Accession Number58.16
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Weights and measures
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 641; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 127 (additional published references).
DescriptionBust of Artemis, head turned to right and hair piled high in two parts with suspension hole between. Eyes hollow. Over right shoulder, fawn skin; beneath, chiton; on back of right shoulder, a quiver. Corroded; green and black patina.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hugo Weissmann, 96 Charles Street, Boston (said to be from near Izmir [Smyrna]); purchased by MFA from Hugo Weissmann, January 8, 1958, for $ 150.00