Small Roman Romano British Bronze Lead Steelyard Weight Metal Detecting Detector

Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. An elegant bronze and lead steelyard weight depicting a Cherub with wings, shown wearing a chain around his neck and with white eyes. with his wavy hair fantastically styled into twists that wraps around the entirety of his head. The bronze here is cast around a lead center, giving the piece a surprising weight; a perforation through the top of the head allowed it to be looped through a chain and hung from a balance. Size: 2.55" W x 3.3" H (6.5 cm x 8.3 cm) Steelyard balances were used to weight loads by moving a counterweight along the beam until it balanced and then reading the incised numeral. Vitruvius describes them and their function in his De Architectura, Book.

Dimensions: Height: 3.3 in (8.39 cm)Width: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)

Materials and Techniques: Bronze,Lead

Place of Origin: Italy

Period: 15th Century and Earlier

Date of Manufacture: 1000

Condition: Good