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.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4180
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 2 Uqiya.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £113
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Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Bronze weight in the shape of a scorpion. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.166, 160. 10.06gr, 34mm x 13mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s. -
Roman-Byzantine Lead Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Confronted busts, star above / Blank. Cf. Leukel, 38-50. 15.72gr, 22mm x 9mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Roman-Byzantine Bronze Weight. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Uncertain design / Blank. 8.55gr, 18mm x 14mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
