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Description: | A lead-filled copper-alloy steelyard weight of Roman date.The weight takes the form of a three dimensional male head which has been hollow-cast, the inside then filled with lead. The face is sloping and has realistically moulded features. The eyes are defined by pointed-oval grooves, with recessed pupils. The brow extends downwards into the nose, the upper surface of which shows possible evidence of wear. The mouth is small, the lips closed. There is a bushy beard and the face is also framed by a raised band of hair curls which extend to the base of the head. At the back and sides the hair is tighter to the head, the strands delineated by a series of shallow grooves. The weight is cracked down one side and this damage extends to the top, where an iron prong from the otherwise missing loop is visible. The other end of this prong is also visible on the flat underside of the weight, which is open, revealing the corroded lead infill.At 73.1g, this weight may represent three unciae, a quarter of a Roman libra. The male depicted is almost certainly a God, possibly Jupiter. It measures 29.8mm high, 28.7mm wide and 35.3mm deep (front to back).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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