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Object Type
Museum number: 1981,0601.1
Description: Glass weight; pear-shaped; green, opaque; stamped denominational mark beneath box monogram.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 6thC-7thC
Materials
Type series
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 21 millimetres (max); Diameter: 15 millimetres (of incuse); Weight: 1.43 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Entwistle 2008 / A Catalogue of the Late Roman and Byzantine Weights and Weighing Equipment in the British Museum (775); Entwistle 2016 / A Catalogue of the Late Roman and Byzantine Weights and Weighing Equipment in the British Museum (cat.no.775, p.88)
Location: Not on display
Condition: Heavily weathered, with decayed iridescent coating
Associated names
Acquisition name: Purchased from: James R Ogden & Sons; Purchased through: Christie's
Acquisition date: 1981
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1981,0601.1

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