LOT 3596
Byzantine PB Amulet. Circa 9th-13th century AD.
Military saint riding horse galloping to right, spearing a fallen man / Military saint riding horse galloping to left, spearing a fallen man. Apparently unpublished with the same iconography on both sides. Condition as seen. Pierced.(4.14gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah / Blank. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. 3.15gr, 12mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Levant & the Near East Bronze Weight of Half Shekel. Iron Age, after 900 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Relief of deity's head, possibly Astarte, with tall headdress; all on cubical base. For a similar weight cf. Hendin 184. 4.91gr, 10mm x 10mm x10mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Bronze weight in the shape of a frog upon cylinder, standing of flat round base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 121 (bird; 4 Shekels). 14.17gr, 24mm x 14mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
