A guide to the exhibition illustrating Greek and Roman life (1920)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities · London, British Museum · leaf 175
WEIGHTS AND SCALES. 163 second and third scales, multiples of five and ten pounds are markedby the figures V and X. Fifty pounds is indicated by the letter n , … Fig. 197.—Steelyard prom Smyrna. (No. 47G). which has that numerical value in the (lieek notation. This thirdscale was used in conjunction with the hook nearest the collarThe sliding weight (now lost) must have weighed about 17.000 grs \i 2 164 GREEK AND ROMAN LIFE. (2f lb. avoirdupois). All the…
Civilization, Greek and Roman · Classical antiquities
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