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LOT 3527

Levant & the Near East Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet. After 4th century BC.

Polyhedral bronze weight inscribed on one side ŠLŠT. Cf. Elayi & Elayi, Recherches No 4, fig. 19 (same inscription on a zoomorphic weight). Condition as seen.(9.63gr, 14mm x 1mm.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3527

Levant & the Near East Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340

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