Logo Pondera Online
 
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Denomination
1 Talent
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Other shapes
Length
35.50 cm
Width
- cm
Height
19.00 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
31752.00 - - British Museum No No Yes
25657.00 - - Vogüé 1872 No No No
31808.00 - - Mitchel 1973 No No No
31127.00 - - Calvert 1860 No No No
31808.00 - - Descat 1989 No No No
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Lion Lying
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Aramaic Incised Other
Fac simile
Edition
'sprn lqbl stry' zy ksp'
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Turkey: Çanakkale
Findspot (site)
Abydos
context
Vogüé 1872: L'an dernier, un paysan turc, en labourant son champ sur l'emplacement de l'antique Abydos, découvrit le lion de bronze [...].
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
NEAR EASTERN
Time frame
FROM -599 TO -400
Comments on Chronology
Achaemenid

Descat 1989: On peut noter toutefois que si ses caractéristiques l'apparentent aux poids-lions assyriens certains y ont vu des traits suffisamment spécifiques pour le rapprocher des fabrications d'un des ateliers de Phrygie Hellespontique actifs à la fin du VIe et au début du Ve siècle, en particulier dans la gravure des stèles de Daskyléion.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
British Museum (London) Dec. 31, 1877 1877,1003.1 ; E32625
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Calvert 1860 199-200 None None (non uidi)
Vogüé 1872 30-39 None None None
CIS II 100-101 108 Tab. VII None
Lidzbarski 1898 170 ; 446 None pl. XXVI, n° 1 None
Cooke 1903 193- 67 None None
Donner and Röllig 1962-1964 None 263 None (non uidi)
Mitchel 1973 173-175 None None None
Descat 1989 18-19 None fig. 1 None