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Roman anthropomorphic steelyard weight
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Northamptonshire County Council, Steven Ashby, 2007-03-05 14:54:55
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Roman anthropomorphic steelyard weight
Description
English: An anthropomorphic steelyard weight, made of lead and dating to the Roman period. The weight takes the form of a female head, and though some of the facial detail has been lost, the general profile remains clear. The weight is modelled on an extended spheroid shape, and measures 31.6mm high, with a central diameter of 18.9mm. It weighs 26g.

Roman weights in the form of human heads are known, though there are few on the PAS database. There is a possible example from Surrey (SUR-AE04F3), though this may not be a steelyard weight, and one from Paulerspury, Northants (NARC-8D6343), but this is not a close parallel.

This weight might relate to a Goddess, such as Minerva, but this is speculation, as the iconography is not clear.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Northamptonshire
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 156333
Old ref: NARC-7A7B81
Filename: NARC-7A7B81 steelyard weight.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/132033
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/132033
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/156333
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Object location52° 10′ 43.68″ N, 0° 48′ 55.36″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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