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Glass weights conformed to the standards for weights. Here either two eparchs, officials who regulated trade, weights, and measures, or two emperors are shown blessed by Christ.
In Byzantium, precise measurement of goods was achieved by a set of standard balance weights.
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Title: Balance Weight with Christ Blessing Two Eparchs or Emperors
Date: 4th–5th century
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Moulded glass
Dimensions: 13/16 × 3/16 in., 0.1oz. (2 × 0.4 cm, 2g)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Kirkor Minassian, 1926
Accession Number: 26.98.3
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