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  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc

  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc

  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc

  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum / Photographer : Thomas Leblanc

  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum

  • Copyright credit: Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection / Courtesy of Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum

 
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Ephesos
Denomination
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Rectangle
Length
5.10 cm
Width
7.10 cm
Height
1.60 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
353.05 - - CPAI III/1 No No No
353.10 - April 11, 2023 Thomas Leblanc No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Female figure Relief LEFT Head
Stag / Doe Relief LEFT
Wear
Worn
Corrosion
Corroded
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
Yes
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
CPAI III/1:Rectangular in form with raised edges and handle (pierced for suspension); worn and corroded. On the obverse, female head (Artemis?) to left in relief; illegible circular countermarks. On the reverse, stag standing to left in relief. Its mass corresponds to a litra. This weight may belong to Ephesus since the stag is the civic badge of this city.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Unidentified
Fac simile
Edition
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 2007
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
FROM -400 TO -1
Comments on Chronology
CPAI III/1: Roman Imperial Period.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul) Dec. 31, 2007 PMA 2008
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
CPAI III/1 None 440 pl. 106 None
VARIA
Additional comment
CPAI III/1: Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean. Length: 71 (including tab) mm.
Compare with https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/18230/ and https://pondera.uclouvain.be/artifact/13900/
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