Head of Herakles Refashioned as a Weight
Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of Herakles Refashioned as a Weight

300–200 BCE

bronze filled with lead
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Romans filled their weights with lead because it was plentiful, cheap, and easy to shape.

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