A man and a woman are weighed to assess their wealth for the purpose of marriage, she has a coffer full of coins on her lap, he has a small sack. Both families are pulling on the scales; representing a malevolent view of Jewish marriage. Engraving.
Wellcome Collection

A man and a woman are weighed to assess their wealth for the purpose of marriage, she has a coffer full of coins on her lap, he has a small sack. Both families are pulling on the scales; representing a malevolent view of Jewish marriage. Engraving.

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Non amor, aut virtus, sid dos equata bilance coningium stabilit, cedant duo fulmina belli. In castrisque Syphax victus, Carthagoque migret, nil facit ad loculus, non implet scrinia fama. Si proavos nimeres, sis vel Jove natu ab ipso ito foras, nisi te locupletet onustior arca, auripotenisque su fecundet numere Plutus. Nummi gratus odor: pietasque, fidesque, valete -

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