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<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view01.jpg)
Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view01.jpg)
<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262b_view01.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262b_view01.jpg)

<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view01.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view01.jpg)

<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view05.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view05.jpg)

<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view03.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view03.jpg)

<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262b_view03.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262b_view03.jpg)

<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262b_view04.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262b_view04.jpg)

<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view02.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view02.jpg)

<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view07.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view07.jpg)

<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view04.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view04.jpg)

<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view06.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view06.jpg)

<em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262b_view02.jpg)

Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262b_view02.jpg)

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Steelyard

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Bronze
  • Possible Place Made: Medinet el-Faiyum, Egypt
    • DATES 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E.
    PERIOD Roman Period to Coptic Period
    DIMENSIONS 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm) 16.262b Smaller steelyard: 14 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 18 7/8 in. (36.5 × 3.1 × 48 cm) 16.262b1 Small steelyard, loose chain: 1 11/16 × 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (4.3 × 0.6 × 17.5 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.262a-b
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Bronze steelyard. Notched bar with suspension chain ending in hook and below, chain for support of object, likewise ending in hook. Condition: Good.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Steelyard, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view01.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.16.262a_view01.jpg., 2018
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    <em>Steelyard</em>, 30 B.C.E.-642 C.E. Bronze, 16.262a Larger steelyard: 6 13/16 × 9/16 × 18 5/8 in. (17.3 × 1.4 × 47.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.262a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.262a_view01.jpg)

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