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Fundou §
A small lump of metal of a known mass, used when balancing scales to weigh something.
Found in Japanese armory where it is said to represent the weights used by money changers. Similar weights were also used to measure silk and other material.
Default orientation: notches in fess. No proper coloration.
Source: O-umajirushi. Artist: Kyūan. (Mon of Horio Tadaharu.) Adapted by Séamus Uí Chonchobhair.
Balance Weight §
A small lump of metal of a known mass, used when balancing scales to weigh something.
Default orientation: hole to chief. No proper coloration.
Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Arms of de Ponzio, page 274.)
Set of Nesting Scale Weights (1) §
A group of stackable metal cups of carefully defined weights, with a sometimes-elaborate lid that holds them together.
Used with a balance from the Roman period through the Rennaisance. Found in Iberian armory where it is blazoned a "mark." (This charge was previously misidentified as an archery target, which can also be called a mark.)
Artist: Elizabeth Turner de Carlisle.
Set of Nesting Scale Weights (2) §
A group of stackable metal cups of carefully defined weights, with a sometimes-elaborate lid that holds them together.
Used with a balance from the Roman period through the Rennaisance. Found in Iberian armory where it is blazoned a "mark." (This charge was previously misidentified as an archery target, which can also be called a mark.)
Source: Libro de Armas y Blasones de Diversos Linajes y Retratos. Artist unknown.
Set of Nesting Scale Weights (3) §
A group of stackable metal cups of carefully defined weights, with a sometimes-elaborate lid that holds them together.
Used with a balance from the Roman period through the Rennaisance. Found in Iberian armory where it is blazoned a "mark." (This charge was previously misidentified as an archery target, which can also be called a mark.)
Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Set of Nesting Scale Weights (4) §
A group of stackable metal cups of carefully defined weights, with a sometimes-elaborate lid that holds them together.
Used with a balance from the Roman period through the Rennaisance. Found in Iberian armory where it is blazoned a "mark." (This charge was previously misidentified as an archery target, which can also be called a mark.)
Source: Crónica de Valencia. Artist unknown. (Folio 32v.) Adapted by Iago ab Adam.
Set of Nesting Scale Weights (5) §
A group of stackable metal cups of carefully defined weights, with a sometimes-elaborate lid that holds them together.
Used with a balance from the Roman period through the Rennaisance. Found in Iberian armory where it is blazoned a "mark." (This charge was previously misidentified as an archery target, which can also be called a mark.)
Source: Crónica de Valencia. Artist unknown. (Folio 32v.) Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
