Details
LOT 3514
Babylonian Truncated Pyramidal Bronze Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Weight in form of truncated pyramid with horseman to right on the bottom. Condition as seen. Pierced for holding or weight adjustment.(5.92gr, 18mm x 9mm x 7mm.).
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990.
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