Bronze Steelyards from the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Jerusalem Archaeological Museum
Steelyards have been commonly used by sellers in the agorae and fora during the Roman and Byzantine periods. They are based on the principle of the lever, mentioned by Aristotle and probably well-known even earlier. Two of steelyards made of bronze are conserved in the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum...
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| Language: | English |
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Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
[2017]
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Liber annuus
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Pages: 403-411 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HH Archaeology KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Archaeology
B Galilee B Iconography |
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| Summary: | Steelyards have been commonly used by sellers in the agorae and fora during the Roman and Byzantine periods. They are based on the principle of the lever, mentioned by Aristotle and probably well-known even earlier. Two of steelyards made of bronze are conserved in the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Jerusalem Archaeological Museum. The first of them should be classified as a Copenhagen type and be dated to the 2nd to 4th century AD. The second, coming from the Cesare Colombo Collection, should be dated from the 1st century to the beginning of the 2nd century AD. After the analysis, a small counterweight in the shape of basket handled water jug, that was a part of a set, should be treated separately, and according to pottery analogies, be dated to the 2nd century BC, shifting the usage of steelyards back to the Hellenistic period. |
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| ISSN: | 0081-8933 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Jerusalem), Liber annuus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.LA.4.2018017 |