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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Tyre
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Rectangle
Length
3.20 cm
Width
3.90 cm
Height
0.50 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
54.10 - - Auction CNG 2020 No No Yes
53.98 - - Auction Tauler & Fau 2022 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Lattice pattern Relief
Sign of Tanit Relief
Club Relief
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Auction CNG 2020: PHOENICIA, Tyre. Late Hellenistic Period. Cast PB Quarter Libra Steelyard Weight (32×39×5mm, 54.10 g, 12h). Undated issue. Winged club within quadrate border / Tanit symbol over field of net pattern. Cf. E&E, Poids 344. Gray patina, earthen deposits. VF. Overall height and weight include suspension loop originally cast into weight. From the S.M. Collection.
Auction Tauler & Fau 2022: Phoenicia. Tyre. Quarter Libra Weight. Late Hellenistic Period. (Cf. E&E-Poids 344). Anv.: Winged club within quadrate border. Rev.: Tanit symbol over field of net pattern. Pb. 53,98 g. From S.M Collection. VF. Spanish description: Phoenicia. Tiro. Ponderal 1/4 Libra. Periodo Helenístico tardío. (Cf. E&E-Poids 344). Anv.: Maza alada dentro de recuadro. Rev.: Símbolo de Tanit dentro de patrón de red. Pb. 53,98 g. Ex S.M Collection. MBC.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
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Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Sept. 9, 2020
circumstances
Antiquities trade
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -300 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Hadad Collection Sept. 20, 2022 WHW 59
Moussaieff Collection None None
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Auction CNG 2020c None 298 None None
Auction Tauler & Fau 2022 None 31 None None
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