Marble

Carved

Mastoid

21.50 cm

9.00 cm

8.10 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
3250.00	-	-	Tekin 2024	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Tekin 2024: Ten-litra, marble 3250 g, 90x215x81 mm. Inv. no. 729. Marble weight with bridge-like handle which is missing in the current example. Unpublished. These types of weights are commonly referred to as mastoids and typically adhere to libra standard. The weight in question originally possessed two hemispherical protrusions connected by a bridge-like handle, which is now absent. The space between these protrusions was hollowed out to facilitate gripping. One side of the weight features a serpent or serpent-like motif. It is a ten-litra weight (litra of 325 g). This weight may have been used in a polis in western Asia Minor and likely dates to the late first century BC or the Early Roman Imperial period.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM -100 TO 200

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Eskinazi Collection	None	729

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2024a	65	86	fig. 86	None