Details
LOT 4180
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 2 Uqiya. Circa 7th-12th century.
Fourteen-sided cubic weight, the sides decorated with crosses with pellets in angles within circular incuse; the square faces with additional five pellets. Condtion as seen.(62gr, 24mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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