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LOT 4210
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Commercial Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya. Circa 10th-13th century AD.
Commercial weight in the form of a polyhedron with truncated ends and with its sides ornamented with 'bird's eye' patterns. Cf. Silifke 127. Condition as seen.(57.78gr, 22mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4210
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Commercial Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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