Caption

Weight 1/2 mina. Square weight with straight side edges, slightly protruding above the face. The face bears a plastic representation of a scorpion facing left, arranged horizontally in the central part. The relief contours are not distinct, blending with the background. Above the animal, in the corners, are the relief Greek letters GY, below EAN. Loss in the upper left corner. Mid-4th century BC, Byzantion, weight. Dimensions: height 5 cm, width 5 cm, depth 0.7 cm; weight 214.1 g., A square, textured object with rounded corners sits centered against a light gray background; the object is dark gray to charcoal with a rough, uneven surface showing raised and indented areas, including a few smooth shiny patches and some lighter gray highlights; the surface has irregular contours that suggest carved or molded forms and a few shallow depressions and ridges across its face.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_441

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96.0Mb (4.3Mb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

Weight 1 2 mina Square weight straight side edges slightly protruding face face bears plastic representation scorpion facing left arranged horizontally central part relief contours distinct blending background animal corners relief Greek letters GY Ean Loss upper corner Mid-4th century BC Byzantion weight Dimensions height 5 cm width 5 cm depth 0.7 cm weight 214.1 g square textured object rounded corners sits centered light gray background object dark gray charcoal rough uneven surface showing raised indented areas smooth shiny patches lighter gray highlights surface irregular contours suggest carved molded forms shallow depressions ridges across face.