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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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Rolled Aramaic Lead Magical Text Scroll
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Opening Bid: £200
A rolled sheet-metal magical document with inscribed text in Aramaic. 41 grams, 60 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. -
Bactrian Lapis Lazuli Pin Head with Figures
3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Drum-shaped in profile with running guilloche to the rim, obverse with low-relief figure of a regardant bird with bearded head of a man; reverse with regardant figure of a crouching lion with similar bearded head. 46.5 grams, 40 mm
with Gallery Rosen Ancient Art, Tel Aviv, 1968. with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of the original 1968 invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12408-225343. -
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet
Circa 1950-1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to both broad faces and one long edge; repaired. 103 grams, 66 mm
From a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members and dispersed in 1988 in London and Geneva.
