Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Human bust or head

- cm

- cm

19.00 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
2866.00	-	-	Tekin 2015b	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Athena / Minerva	Shaped				Bust
Gorgon / Medusa	Relief				Head

Tekin 2015b : This Late Roman bronze steelyard weight is in the form of a bust of Minerva wearing a helmet and aegis decorated with the head of Medusa ; on top there is an attachment loop with a hook. The bust stands on a base decorated with spiral motifs. The back of the bust decorated with square-net motif in four lines. On the base, there is a small hole (afterwards ?) in the center at the each side. Although the weight is of bronze it is filled with lead. It measures 19 cm in height (hook excluded) and weighs 2866 g. The weight is in good condition and patinated. It was found with its rod, measuring 74 cm in long and punched on the short arm AMMIANOY (= of Ammianos).

No

Language	Technique	Legend type

AMMIANOY

LATE ROMAN AND BYZANTINE

Tekin 2015b : It may be dated to the 4th-early 5th century AD.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Kütahya Archaeological Museum	Dec. 31, 1971	1806

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Franken 1994	187	CB33 bis	CB33 bis	None
Tekin 2015b	615; 624	9	9	None