WEIGHTS, SCALES, & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

NAMAZGA (Afghanistan) site of Davlatabad c. 2000 BC. a lapis lazuli carving of an astragalos (or knucklebone) used as a gaming piece or weight. (12.92

JUDAEA, c. 800 BC, a domed limestone weight (8.74 gm) with vestiges of the symbol for shekel on top of dome, base flat. This is a "light"...

GREECE, Stone mastoid weight (Pentelic) c. 500 BC. from Athens or Corinth, sites where these weights in marble were used. This eight mina example is o

GRECO-ROMAN, c. 100-300 AD. a rectangular lead weight with a raised (D) delta. The back side is plain. A choice piece. (37.33 gm) cp. Munz Zentrum op

ROMAN, c. 200 AD. a steelyard bell shaped weight with unusual hallmark stamped on it. The bottom of the bell-shaped looped weight depicts two standin

BYZANTIUM, c. 650-800 AD. a square copper weight with each side slightly curved. A delta design consisting of seventeen drill marks is the only desig

BURMA, Burma, prior to the16th century, a bird weight, well-worn with stone (pegmatite core). The outer copper "skin" is thin and can be ...

BURMA, c. 1800-1850, a larger than usual hentha weight with a knobbed loop extending from the bird's head to its tail. (Perhaps for use as a sl...

BURMA, c. 1800 -1850. A lot of 3 opium weights in the form of bird-like creatures called henthas. H: 4.5-6 cm. Gear, op. cit. pl. 21.    ...

BURMA, c. 1800 -1850. A lot of 3 opium weights in the form of bird-like creatures called henthas. H: 5 cm. Gear, op. cit. pl. 21. This group in need