Harvard Art Museums > 2012.1.125: Lead Weight Tools and Equipment Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Lead Weight , 2012.1.125,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 08, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/194192. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.1.125 Title Lead Weight Classification Tools and Equipment Work Type weight Date 2nd-1st century BCE Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/194192 Physical Descriptions Medium Lead Dimensions 0.8 × 4.4 × 4 cm (5/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 9/16 in.) 130 g Provenance Recorded Ownership History Dr. F. Bassermann-Jordan, Deidesheim, Rhineland-Palatia, first quarter of the 20th century. Purchase, [Axel G. Weber, Kunsthandel GMBH, Cologne, mid 1990's-1998], sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1998-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2012 Object Number 2012.1.125 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Square lead weight, rounded edges, with a depiction of half an amphora and two letters in the field at left, possibly spelling demo(sion) [of the people]. Equivalent to 1/6 of a stater. There is some surface corrosion. Related Works 2012.1.124 Lead Weight Tools and Equipment Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu