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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
4.95 cm
Width
4.80 cm
Height
0.85 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
124.30 - Jan. 18, 2019 Autopsy Louise Willocx No No Yes
139.00 - - Babelon & Blanchet 1895 + BnF No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
BnF: Poids de forme quadrangulaire. Plomb. L. 5 cm x l: 5 cm; ép. 0,91 cm; Poids: 139 gr. Sur l’une des faces, qui est encadrée d’un haut rebord, il a une inscription: ET. [… ΠΡΩΤΕ ΓΕΡΩ. Trouvé en Phénicie.
Babelon & Blanchet 1895: Poids de forme quadrangulaire. Sut l’une des faces, qui est encadrée d’un haut rebord, on lit l’inscription: ΕΤ.󰀺 ... ΠΡΩΤΕ ΓΕΡΩ (Ἔτους σ... Πρωτεγερω). Plomb. Poids, 139 gr. Long. des côtés, 50 mill. Trouvé en Phénicie, et donné par W.-H. Waddington, en 1870.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile

ΕΤ.󰀺 ... ΠΡΩΤΕ ΓΕΡΩ

Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1870
circumstances
Gift from W. H. Waddington in 1870.
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Library of France (Paris) Dec. 31, 1870 Bronze 2259
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Le Bas and Waddington 1847–77 None 2721 None None
Babelon and Blanchet 1895 689 2259 None None
VARIA
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