Topic: metalwork copper alloy

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle or Knife Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Fragment of Key Handle

Key Handle

Top of Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key-Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle or Knife Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key-Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key

Key

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key or Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key

Disk Brooch

Key Handle

Key Handle

Top of Key Handle

Key Handle

Key Handle

Key

Stylus or Hairpin

Key Handle in the Form of a Horse’s Head

Animal-Shaped Brooch

Brooch in the form of a Stag

Grapes and Grape Leaf

Buckle Tongue

Made in Gaul (Northern France)

Knife with a Hand Holding an Orb

Key

Made in Gaul

Vessel in the Shape of a Bear

Spoon with a Panther

Fragments

Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt

Silver Spoon

Vessel in the Shape of a Fish

Eagle-Headed Hilt

Ingot

Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt

Fragments

Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt

Vessel

Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt

Fragments

Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt

Balance Weight with Two Emperors Hunting a Snake

Hanging Lamp with a Griffin’s Head

Spoon

Made in Gaul

Pin and Wire Fragments

Lamp Handle with Dolphins

Fragments

Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt

Steelyard Weight with the Bust of a Woman

Steelyard Weight with the Bust of Athena

Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, could often be seen on steelyard weights even after Christianity was made the official religion of the Empire. The use of weights of various sizes provided greater accuracy.

Standing Lamp with Running Dogs

Bird-Shaped Brooch

Disk Brooch

Hanging Lamp in the Form of a Sandaled Right Foot

Copper-Alloy Balance Weight with Figures in an Architectural Setting

Balance Weight with a Cross and an Architectural Setting

Copper-Alloy Balance Weight with Cross in a Circular Border

Crosses became a popular decoration on Byzantine weights. In Byzantium, precise measurement of goods was achieved by a set of standard balance weights.

Censer Top

Weight in the Shape of a Byzantine Empress

Patera

Weight in the Shape of a Byzantine Empress

Hanging Lamp in the Form of a Sandaled Right Foot

Copper-Alloy Balance Weight with a Cross in a Wreath

In Byzantium, precise measurement of goods was achieved by a set of standard balance weights.

Chalice

Made in Byzantine Egypt

Steelyard Rod with Weight and Hooks

Standing Lamp with a Cross on a Pricket Stand

Railing Fragment

Standing Lamp with a Cross on a Pricket Stand

Rectangular Plaque

Made in Niederbreisig, Germany

L-Shaped Key

Made in Gaul

Disk Brooch

Ferret

Made in Niederbreisig, Germany

Belt Fitting

Made in Niederbreisig, Germany

Belt Fitting

Made in Niederbreisig, Germany

Cross

Buckle

Flat Rectangular Plaque

Made in Northern France