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Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
James Cox
1766

Scale
French
17th century

Two Scale Balance Beams
Lambayeque (Sicán)
9th–11th century

Balance scale
American
ca. 1845–55

Two Scale Balance Beams
Lambayeque (Sicán)
9th–11th century

Miniature secretary incorporating a watch
James Cox
ca. 1766–72

Scale pan
Italian, Rome
1572–84

Watch with a portrait of Alexander II, czar of Russia (r. 1855–81)
H. Maret
probably ca. 1855–65

Scale with Counterweight for Measuring Gold
Wenzel Jamnitzer
1560-70

Watch with a portrait of Nicholas I, czar of Russia (r. 1825–55)
Firm of Perret & Cie
probably ca. 1850–55

Scale
Spanish
15th–16th century

Balance and weights with case
possibly Bohemian, Prague
probably late 17th–early 18th century

Copper Scale Balance
Chimú
12th–15th century

Wooden Box with Bronze Balance Scale
Coptic
500–600