Copper alloy (bronze or brass)

Cast

Cube or cuboid

1.59 cm (0.625 inch)

1.43 cm (0.5625 inch)

1.43 cm (0.5625 inch)

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
235.01	3626.7004797303	-	www.getty.edu	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Mask

Getty Museum: A theatrical mask emerges from the surface of this thick bronze plaque. The theater was immensely popular in the Greek and Roman world and this interest in theater found expression in the numerous theatrical motifs used for decorative purposes, from lamps to wall-paintings. Sometimes actors were portrayed, and other times, as here, a theatrical mask stood alone. The type of mask shown on this weight with a smooth youthful face, down-turned mouth, and plain center-parted hair originated in the Hellenistic period and continued into Roman times. Used with a simple pan balance, this plaque was probably a shop or market weight. Scholars are unsure as to the date of this weight. The high relief and detailed rendering of the mask suggest that it dates to the second or first centuries B.C. The weight of the piece, however, suggests a Roman date, since it weighs the same as six [actually: sixty] silver denarii, Roman coins, in the Julio-Claudian period. This correlation of weight is probably deliberate.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type

GREEK , ROMAN

1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Fleischman Collection	Jan. 1, 1990	F213
Getty Museum – Getty Villa (Malibu)	Jan. 1, 1996	96.AC.147
Symes Collection	None

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
True and Hamma 1994	205	99
Getty Museum 1997–98	65

Greek or Roman weight, Italy (?).

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/29612/unknown-maker-weight-with-theatrical-mask-greek-or-roman/