Image
3D Model
© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID 1835
Tàrraco. Àrea residencial
Roman world

Aequitas

MNAT-36999

Object type
anthropomorphic balance weight
Production date
101 / 200
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Tàrraco. Àrea residencial
Materials
lead, bronze
Township
Tarragona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Technique
lost wax casting
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
37 x 20 x 14 cm Pes: 38 kg
Description
Counterweight (aequipondium) from a large public scales (statera) found in the Tarraco port area. Exceptionally heavy (38 kg), such items could weigh more than 1,500 kg. It represents the Aequitas (Equity), the protector numen of fair transactions and public order in market weights and measures.