140 Field Museum of Natural History — Anth., Vol. VII. 



pounds, the signs being, I, II, III, IIII, V, VI, VII, VIII, Villi, X, I, II, III, 

 IIII, with S, the sign for %, at the half-way points. When suspended by the 

 other hook, it can weigh from thirteen to fifty pounds, the signs reading XIII, 



V, XX, V, XXX, V, XXXX, V. 



Naples 74039. Herculaneum. On the flat part of the beam is an inscription (C. /. L. X, 

 8067, 2), as follows: 



TI- CLAUD CAES //// VITEL- 

 III- COS- EX ACTA AD- ARTIC- 

 CVRA- AEDIL 



Ti(berio) Claud(,io) Caes(are) ViteKJio) III co{n)s(ulibus), exacta ad Artic(uleiana), 



cura aedil(ium). The Articuleiana were standard weights deposited in Rome in the year 47 A. D. 

 by the aediles, Articuleius and his colleague. The present steelyard had been tested by com- 

 parison with these weights. 



258. (24138) Steelyard 



Weight in the form of a bust of Mercury, wearing on his head an ivy wreath, 

 fastened behind by ribbons, and a winged hat. The four chains by which the 

 pan is suspended are attached to the bent necks of swans, whose flattened 

 bodies are soldered to the under side of the pan. There are, as usual, two sets 

 of graduation marks and numerals. 



Naples 74066 (?). 



259. (24130) Steelyard 



Weight in the form of a female bust. When suspended as at present, this 

 steelyard can weigh up to eight pounds, the signs being I, II, III, IIII, V, 



VI, VII, VIII. When suspended by the other hook it can weigh from ten to 

 thirty-three pounds, the tens being marked by the signs X, XX, XXX, the 

 fives by a V, and the other pounds by single upright lines. 



Naples 74069. 



260. (24122) Steelyard 



Weight in the form of a female bust, the head ivy-crowned and covered with 

 a cloth, the right arm bent upward so that the fore-finger touches the cheek. 

 In place of the more usual pan this instrument has two hooks for holding the 

 object to be weighed. 



When suspended as at present, this steelyard can weigh up to twelve pounds, 

 the first ten numbers being indicated by the usual numerals and the last two 

 by single upright marks. When suspended by the other hook it can weigh 

 from thirteen to forty-six pounds, the signs reading XIII, XX, V, XXX, V, 

 XXXX, V, I. 



Naples 1 1 7693. Pompeii, Not. d. Scavi, 1888, p. 524. 



261. (24129) Balance 



This instrument combines the principle of the equal-armed balance with 

 that of the steelyard. One arm of the balance is graduated, and along this 

 arm slides a small weight in the form of an acorn. 



Naples 74060. Mus. Borb. I, lv, 3. 



262. (24025) Vessel for Weighing Liquids 



The flat handle, of one piece with the bowl, has a slot, alongside of which is 

 a graduated scale. A hook, which could be supported by the finger or other- 

 wise, is connected by a chain and ring to a guard, which slides in the slot. 

 There must originally have been a weight attached to the ring at the ehd of 

 the handle. 



Naples 74165. 



