Steelyard
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Caption
Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.–642 C.E.. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm) 16.262b Smaller steelyard: 14 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 18 7/8 in. (36.5 × 3.1 × 48 cm) 16.262b1 Small steelyard, loose chain: 1 11/16 × 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (4.3 × 0.6 × 17.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b.
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Title
Steelyard
Date
30 B.C.E.–642 C.E.
Period
Roman Period to Coptic Period
Geography
Possible place made: Medinet el-Faiyum, Egypt
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm) 16.262b Smaller steelyard: 14 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 18 7/8 in. (36.5 × 3.1 × 48 cm) 16.262b1 Small steelyard, loose chain: 1 11/16 × 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (4.3 × 0.6 × 17.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.262a-b
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