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LOT 0320
Eastern Levant Zoomorphic AE Shekel Weight
BRONZE TO IRON II AGE, CIRCA 12TH-6TH CENTURIES B.C.
1 1/2 in. (18.53 grams, 39 x 19 x 11mm).
In the form of a horse reclining; inscription in Paleo-Hebrew or Phoenician engraved on base: ŠQL QRQR ('Shekel of Karkor?).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, E Sale 564, lot 1302.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12428-226549.
See Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights -; Pondera -; Rochesnard -; Elayi & Elayi, Recherches -. see Moscati, S., see I Fenici, Milano, 1992, for discussion.
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