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LOT 1143

Eastern Levant AE 4 Shekels Weight

BRONZE TO IRON II AGE, CIRCA 12TH-6TH CENTURIES B.C.

5/8 in. (31.2 grams, 17 mm).

In the form of a cube engraved on one side in Aramaic: ŠLŠRKR.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Literature

Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -; Elay & Elayi, Recherches -.

CONDITION
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LOT 1143

Eastern Levant AE 4 Shekels Weight

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950

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