LOT 4176
Islamic Square Bronze Weight of 8 Dirham. Circa 8th-13th century AD.
Legend in Kufic in three lines / Blank. CPAI -; Pondera Online -. Condition as seen.(21.94gr, 28mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Medieval Lead Lion Weight or Amulet. Circa 15th-16th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Plano-convex in section with lion-mask detailing to the obverse. 52.60gr, 40mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Bronze weight in the shape of a bull's head; groove on base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.165, 155. 15.42gr, 23 x 19mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s. -
Roman Bronze Amulet. Circa 1st century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Zoomorphic bronze amulet in the shape of a frog(?). 2.88gr, 20mm x 15mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
