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Roman bronze steelyard weight: head of a Nubian youth Roman bronze steelyard weight: head of a Nubian youth ROMAN BRONZE STEELYARD WEIGHT: HEAD OF A NUBIAN YOUTH

With characteristic hair style, articulate , large almond eyes, broad nose, and large lips. A rare type for a weight.

Ex collection of Prof. Alcibiades N. Oikonomides (d.1988), Chicago, acquired in the 1970’s; private collection, Westlake Village, California.

2nd century AD

L. 3 in. (7.6 cm.)

Art of the Ancient World, 2011, no. 48
BM1008
$8,500


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