Lot Essay
Cf. B. Kisch, Scales and Weights: a historical outline, Yale University, 1977, p. 94, fig. 44 for the type with recess to take handle.
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A group of six Roman stone weights
1st-2nd Century A.D.
Comprising a large white stone weight of truncated sphere form (part missing), the upper face with remains of iron tangs for a handle, 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high; and five similar black serpentine weights graduating in size, the largest with a conical recess to take a handle (now missing), 3048.9, 1597.5, 967.7, 107.7 and 53.3 grams (6)
1st-2nd Century A.D.
Comprising a large white stone weight of truncated sphere form (part missing), the upper face with remains of iron tangs for a handle, 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high; and five similar black serpentine weights graduating in size, the largest with a conical recess to take a handle (now missing), 3048.9, 1597.5, 967.7, 107.7 and 53.3 grams (6)