Household Items
Fragment of precious metal weights
Number of tool VI 150:348
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Description of use
Part of the weights - a bronze balance indicator with a bolt and weight shoulders. Both bronze cups are missing. Such weights were used for weighing silver coins and pieces. -
Place of archaeological excavation
Mežotne Central Burial Site
Material
Bronze 
Date
10th - 11th century 
Location
National History Museum of Latvia 
