LOT 4212
Islamic PB Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 6th-9th century AD.
Inscription in three lines / Blank. Condition as seen.(4.22gr, 13mm.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Old Babylonian Bronze Frog Weight Circa 2400-1700 B.C.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Modelled in the round with anatomical detailing, undercut between legs and stomach; feet forming a wedge-shaped panel. 24.6 grams, 22 mm
Private collection of Contessa L.J., since the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12898-241690. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Reclining Cat Weight. Early 1st millennium AD.
Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Modelled in the round with neck and head extended, legs folded beneath the body 21.91 grams, 35.36 mm
Condition as seen.
Ex London, UK, gentleman's collection by descent, 1980s. -
Seleukid Empire, Commercial Lead Weight of 1 Mna. Circa 2nd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Engraved BA AN in two lines; vertical Seleukid anchor in centre / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 14411 (Antiochia, 1/4 Mna). 474gr, 74mm.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, Austria. Private collection, Europe.
