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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Astragalus
Length
15.20 cm
Width
- cm
Height
26.00 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
29000.00 - - Bertolone 1936 No No No
28600.00 - - Pernice 1891 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Astragalus
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
Yes
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Italy: Campania: Napoli
Findspot (site)
Pompei [Pompeii]
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 1 TO 79
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
National Archaeological Museum (Naples) None 74392
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Pernice 1891b 631–632 None None None
Bertolone 1936 126–127 None fig. 11 None
VARIA
Additional comment
Modern copies: Philadelphia, Penn Museum, no. MS3964; Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, no. 24124; see Tarbell et Dorsey 1909, p. 138–139, pl. CVII, no. 253.
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