LOT 4190
Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD. Possibly Levante mint.
Menorah / Wreath containing monogram(?). Apparently unpublished. Near Very Fine.(1.20gr, 11mm.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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Group of Three [3] AE Weights. Circa 5th-12th century AD.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
Various standards. 61gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic AE Weight of 3 Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bronze weight in shape of a duck, with head turned towards the tail and with flat base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 62 (hematite stylised duck). 24.30gr, 43mm x 18mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight with Seated Figure 1st millennium B.C.
Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Comprising a square-section body with overlapping U-shaped handles above, one side with an incised image of a seated male holding a long staff. 46.3 grams, 38 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
