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Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 2047. Estimate $400. 
Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004. 
Sold For $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ANTIQUITY. BYZANTINE. Bronze balance scale (libra). Circa 5th-6th Century AD. Length of balance beam: 245 mm (9 1/2 inches). Balance beam with central tare in a "tetrapylon" suspension hook, balance pans hanging from chains at each end. Cf. B. Kisch, Scales and Weights, fig. 32. Fine condition, rough green patina, some repairs in antiquity, breaks in balance pans. ($400)