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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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Condition as seen. Pierced; suspension loop missing.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
