Tools

Precious metal weight fragment

Number of tool A11429:1473

  • Description of use Part of the weights - a bronze balance indicator with an iron pin and a polygonal plate attached to a double-row loop. The shoulders of the weights and two bronze cups are missing. Such weights were used by traders to weigh coins and precious metal pieces.
  • Place of archaeological excavation Mežotnes Hillfort
Material Bronze, iron
Date 10th - 13th century
Location National History Museum of Latvia