Balance Weight with a Cross and an Architectural Setting

5th–7th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301

Here a cross stands before the outline of a sanctuary.

In Byzantium, precise measurement of goods was achieved by a set of standard balance weights.

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Title: Balance Weight with a Cross and an Architectural Setting
Date: 5th–7th century
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Copper alloy, silver inlay
Dimensions: 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in., 0.9oz. (2.3 × 2.3 × 0.6 cm, 26g)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. R. M. Riefstahl, 1927
Object Number: 27.83
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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