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Parallel Rule with Protractor and Plotting Scale, Lebbeus Dod American, Brass, wood, American — Parallel Rule with Protractor and Plotting Scale
Lebbeus Dod
1796

Bronze steelyard, Bronze, Roman — Bronze steelyard
Roman
ca. 2nd–4th century CE

Miniature secretary incorporating a watch, James Cox British, Case: agate, with gold mounts, gilded brass, pearls, and paste jewels set in silver; Dial: white enamel; Movement: wheel balance and cock set with paste jewels, British, London — Miniature secretary incorporating a watch
James Cox
ca. 1766–72

Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock, James Cox British, Case: gold with diamonds and paste jewels set in silver, pearls; Dial: white enamel; Movement: partly gilded brass and steel, wheel balance and cock of silver set with paste jewels, British, London — Automaton in the form of a chariot pushed by a Chinese attendant and set with a clock
James Cox
1766

Watch with a portrait of Alexander II, czar of Russia (r. 1855–81), H. Maret, Case of gold and enamel; jeweled movement, with temperature-compensated balance and Swiss lever escapement, Swiss, Geneva — Watch with a portrait of Alexander II, czar of Russia (r. 1855–81)
H. Maret
probably ca. 1855–65

Watch with a portrait of Nicholas I, czar of Russia (r. 1825–55), Firm of Perret & Cie, Case of gold and enamel; jeweled movement with temperature-compensated balance and Swiss lever escapement, Swiss, Geneva — Watch with a portrait of Nicholas I, czar of Russia (r. 1825–55)
Firm of Perret & Cie
probably ca. 1850–55

Letter Scale, Louis C. Tiffany American, Bronze, American — Letter Scale
Louis C. Tiffany
Tiffany Studios
ca. 1905–20

Scales, John Edwards American, Iron, American — Scales
John Edwards
1802–16

Bronze steelyard and weights, Bronze, Roman — Bronze steelyard and weights
Roman
4th–6th century CE

Steelyard Weight with the Bust of a Woman, Copper alloy, Byzantine — Steelyard Weight with the Bust of a Woman
Byzantine
4th century

Steelyard Weight with the Bust of Athena, Copper alloy, filled with lead, Byzantine — Steelyard Weight with the Bust of Athena
Byzantine
350–500

Weight in the Shape of a Byzantine Empress, Copper alloy, Byzantine — Weight in the Shape of a Byzantine Empress
Byzantine
5th century

Steelyard Weight with a Bust of a Byzantine Empress and a Hook, Copper alloy, filled with lead, brass hook, Byzantine — Steelyard Weight with a Bust of a Byzantine Empress and a Hook
Byzantine
400–450

Weight in the Shape of a Byzantine Empress, Copper alloy, filled with metal, Byzantine — Weight in the Shape of a Byzantine Empress
Byzantine
5th century

Steelyard Weight with the Bust of Athena, Copper alloy, Byzantine — Steelyard Weight with the Bust of Athena
Byzantine
5th–7th century

Beam from a scale, Copper alloy — Beam from a scale
30 B.C.–A.D. 364

Tiffany Studios

ca. 1910–20

Scales, Bronze, Indonesia (Java) — Scales
Indonesia (Java)
10th–11th century(?)

Kosode, Resist-dyed large-scale patterns, Japan — Kosode
Japan

Scales and weights, Brass, steel, oak, British — Scales and weights
British
probably 18th century

Scale pan, Brass, Italian, Rome — Scale pan
Italian, Rome
1572–84

Scale, Steel, brass, French — Scale
French
17th century

Scales, Iron, Flemish or Italian — Scales
Flemish or Italian
16th century

Scale, Iron, brass, Spanish — Scale
Spanish
15th–16th century

Balance and weights with case, Brass, wood, leather, suede, steel, linen cord, possibly Bohemian, Prague — Balance and weights with case
possibly Bohemian, Prague
probably late 17th–early 18th century

Balance scale, Henry N. Hooper and Company American, Brass, steel, and marble, American — Balance scale
Henry N. Hooper and Company
O.P. Drake
ca. 1845–55

Scale plate, Bronze, Parthian — Scale plate
Parthian
ca. 2nd–3rd century CE

Copper Scale Balance, Copper (hammered), Chimú — Copper Scale Balance
Chimú
12th–15th century

Two Scale Balance Beams, Copper (cast), Lambayeque (Sicán) — Two Scale Balance Beams
Lambayeque (Sicán)
9th–11th century

Scale for Gold Measurement, Brass, string, pigment, Akan peoples — Scale for Gold Measurement
Akan peoples
19th century

Two Scale Balance Beams, Copper (cast), Lambayeque (Sicán) — Two Scale Balance Beams
Lambayeque (Sicán)
9th–11th century

Armor scales, Iron, leather, Achaemenid — Armor scales
Achaemenid
ca. 4th century BCE

Weight, Steelyard, Copper alloy, Byzantine — Weight, Steelyard
Byzantine
early 4th century

Druggist's Scales, Copper alloy, Late Roman — Druggist's Scales
Late Roman
6th–7th century

Wooden Box with Bronze Balance Scale, Wooden box and copper alloy scale, Coptic — Wooden Box with Bronze Balance Scale
Coptic
500–600

Steelyard weight in the form of Athena, Copper alloy, Byzantine — Steelyard weight in the form of Athena
Byzantine
6th–9th century (?)

Armor scales, Copper, bronze, Iran — Armor scales
Iran
ca. 9th century BCE

Armor scales, Copper, bronze, Iran — Armor scales
Iran
ca. 9th century BCE

Armor Scales, Bronze or copper alloy; iron — Armor Scales
589–570 B.C.

Bwami society headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century