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One side of this heavy weight is inscribed in Aramaic with 'correct according to the stater of silver'. This possibly refers to the use of a weight standard based on silver coins known as staters. This object now weighs just over 31 kg, which broadly corresponds to a Babylonian talent (about 30 kg) and the Greek equivalent of 29-30 kg. Mid 6th - 4th century B.C., Abydus near Troy, Turkey

Lion weight

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Lion weight

Lion weightOne side of this heavy weight is inscribed in Aramaic with 'correct according to the...

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