Balance Weight with a Cross and an Architectural Setting, 5th–7th century

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Balance Weight with a Cross and an Architectural Setting, 5th–7th century, Byzantine, Copper alloy, silver inlay, 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/4 in., ( × × cm, 26g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, 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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