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LOT 1243
Bactrian Stone Weight
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 in. (12.3 kg, 23 cm).
Conical in profile with flat base and U-shaped channel through the apex.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Vidale, M., Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilisation of Central Asia, London, 2017, pp.44-51, figs.41-45, for a variety of such weights in different shapes and materials.
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