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Steelyard weight in the form of a bust of Helios on top of a sacred mountain
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 150–250
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x width: 12 x 8 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
John Michael Rodocanachi Fund
Accession Number1972.79
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Weights and measures
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 123.
DescriptionSteelyard weight in the form of a bust of Helios, the sun god, on top of a sacred mountain, probably Mount Argaeus near Caesarea In Cappadocia.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Richard R. Wagner, Parker Road, West Barnstable, Mass. 02668 (said to be from Constantinople); March 8, 1972: purchased by MFA from Richard R. Wagner