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LOT 0249
Jewish Stone Shekel Weight Set
9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 - 1 in. (45.3 grams total, 16-26 mm).
Comprising four graduated weights based on the shekel; at least one example with incised markings. [4]
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
See Hendin nos W9-16.
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Bactrian Manuscript Fragment of a Letter Written to Bunakan
5th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Recto bearing ten incomplete lines of cursive script on leather; verso blank; accompanied by notes detailing the history and significance of such texts. 1.56 grams, 11.2 cm
Fair condition.
David Lindahl, Sweden, 2001. Collection of Bruce Ferrini, USA. Central London gallery. Property of a UK collector. For UK buyers only, this item is not exportable from the UK.
The Bactrian kingdom of southern Transoxiana was only known from a handful of inscriptions, seals and coins until circa 1991, when a cache of around 150 documents was discovered in an archive belonging to the ruler of the city of Rob, dating between the 4th-8th century AD, leading to major developments in the understanding of the Bactrian language. Many of these documents were sold on the art market and collected by Dr. David Naser Khalili for his Nour Foundation. -
Western Asiatic Agate Cylinder Seal with Combat Scenes
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With frieze of two fighting scenes between a hero and a lion and a hero and an antelope, frond or tree between. 17.9 grams, 29 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.075. London collection, 2016. -
Western Asiatic Medical Manuscript Page
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With block of twenty lines of cursive Naskh script in black ink with red sub-headings and underlining; numeral to the head of each side; marginal topic indicator. 104 grams, 30.5 x 23 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
