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Copyright credit: The British Museum
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Copyright credit: The British Museum
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Mint
Olympia
Denomination
4 Minas
Material
Copper alloy (bronze or brass)
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Step pyramid (stepped disc, stepped square, stepped rectangle)
Length
9.45 cm
Width
9.45 cm
Height
4.80 cm
Metrology
| Mass (g) | Mass (grain) | Date of measurement | Reference | fragmented | cleaned | reference weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1755.00 | - | - | Hitzl 1996 | No | No | No |
| 1781.70 | - | March 31, 2017 | Measurement done by A. Pugliese | No | Yes | Yes |
| 1781.85 | 27498.2 | - | www.britishmuseum.org | No | No | No |
Iconography
| Symbol | Technique | Direction | Position | Number | Synecdoche |
|---|
Wear
Little to no wear
Corrosion
Little to no corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Hitzl 1996:
Inschrift: ΔΙΟΣ diagonal von der vorderen linken zur hinteren rechten Ecke der Oberseite eingehauen; kräftige Buchstaben; Buchstabenhöhe 0,9–1,5 cm.
Vierstufig. Sauberer Guß; guter Erhaltungszustand.
Inschrift: ΔΙΟΣ diagonal von der vorderen linken zur hinteren rechten Ecke der Oberseite eingehauen; kräftige Buchstaben; Buchstabenhöhe 0,9–1,5 cm.
Vierstufig. Sauberer Guß; guter Erhaltungszustand.
Autopsy
Yes
INSCRIPTION
| Language | Technique | Legend type |
|---|
Fac simile
Edition
Διός
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Findspot (site)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK
Time frame
Comments on Chronology
Hitzl 1996: ca. 500–450 BCE.
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
| Name | Date of acquisition | Inventory number |
|---|---|---|
| British Museum (London) | Feb. 19, 1885 | 1885,0219.1 |
Bibliography
| Reference | Page/Column | Reference (number) | Plate / Figure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walters 1899 | 49 | 327 | (identified as a “model of an altar” by mistake) | |
| Cook 1914 | 37 n. 1; 38 | 10 | (non vidi) | |
| Hitzl 1996 | 250–251 | 473 | 41a | (Gruppe XVI: Fundorte außerhalb Olympias oder unbekannt) |
VARIA
Additional comment
Gewichtsart: Vierminenstück äginetischen Standards (vgl. Hitzl 1996, Nr. 2–11).
FO: 1885 im Kunsthandel ohne Angaben zur Provenienz erworben.
Purchased from Rollin & Feuardent. Current and Past Exhibitions and Displays: 1980 5 Jun- 26 Oct, London, BM, The Ancient Olympic Games.
FO: 1885 im Kunsthandel ohne Angaben zur Provenienz erworben.
Purchased from Rollin & Feuardent. Current and Past Exhibitions and Displays: 1980 5 Jun- 26 Oct, London, BM, The Ancient Olympic Games.
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