Octagonal weight
Octagonal weight
Octagonal weight
Octagonal weight

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Octagonal weight,

7th century–8th century

Early Byzantine
2004-169

Information

Title
Octagonal weight
Dates

7th century–8th century

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
1.8 × 1.8 × 0.4 cm (11/16 × 11/16 × 3/16 in.); weight 9.3 gr.
Credit Line
Gift of the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch to Princeton University
Object Number
2004-169
Place Excavated

Turkey

Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine
Type
weights, metal, bronze
Subject
Greek alphabet

Excavated by the Princeton-led team at Antioch-on-the-Orontes, present-day Antakya, Turkey, 1931-1939; with the Museum since 1939

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