LOT 4147
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Hare or rabbit crouching to right / Blank. Not in the standard references. Condition as seen.(4.55gr, 20mm x 11mm.).
ProvenanceEx S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
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Roman-Byzantine Lead Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Two small confronted busts; in the middle, one larger bust to left / Blank. Cf. Leukel, 185 (all busts to left). 17.12gr, 22mm x 11mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a private collector; acquired before 1975. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Byzantine Square Bronze Commercial Weight of One Uncia. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Engraved in outline and inlaid with silver large cross between Γᴑ A; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 18540; Bendall -; MAH -; Pera -. 26.80gr, 24mm x 25mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of two tiers.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Seleukid Empire, Commercial Lead Weight of 1 Mna. Circa 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Engraved BA AN in two lines; vertical Seleukid anchor in centre / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 14411 (Antiochia, 1/4 Mna). 474gr, 74mm.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, Austria. Private collection, Europe.
