A Bronze Steelyard with an Acorn-Shaped Counterweight from the Paphos Agora

Steelyards were commonly used by sellers at agorae and fora during the Roman and Byzantine periods. They are based on the principle of the lever, mentioned by Aristotle and probably well-known even earlier. One steelyard made of bronze has been found, together with an acorn-shaped counterweight, at...

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Auteurs principaux: Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka, Maciej Wacławik
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Publié: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/c1a12c5cdaab45998d3f4fbf78e7f124
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