Three ounce weight with inscription invoking the "Grace of God"
Three ounce weight with inscription invoking the "Grace of God"
Three ounce weight with inscription invoking the "Grace of God"
Three ounce weight with inscription invoking the "Grace of God"

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Three ounce weight with inscription invoking the "Grace of God",

5th – 6th century

Byzantine
y1954-151

Information

Title
Three ounce weight with inscription invoking the "Grace of God"
Dates

5th – 6th century

Medium
Bronze with gilding and silver inlay
Dimensions
3.5 x 3.7 x 0.8 cm. (1 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1954-151
Place Made

Egypt (?)

Inscription
y
Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine
Type
weights
Subject
inscriptions, Greek alphabet

Acquried by Margaret Burg at an unknown date from an unknown source; purchased by the Museum in 1954 from Burg.

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