LOT 4151
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 1/2 (?) Qedet. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Bronze weight in shape of a duck, with head turned towards the tail and with flat base. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.162, 143 var. (5 Qedet). Condition as seen.(12.44gr, 20mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4151
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 1/2 (?) Qedet.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Babylonian Sphendonoid Hematite Weight of 5 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Grain-shaped weight stone with flat base. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.137, 9. 46.11gr, 57mm x 19mm.
Condition as seen. With ring for holding or weight adjustment.
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Celtic Bronze Cast Ring or Wheel Money. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Large ring with numerous knobs on outer surface. Cf. Victoor VII-4. 44.34gr, 55mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a Somerset, UK, gentleman. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1/3 Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Bronze weight in the shape of a bird or duck. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.168, 173 (1/2 qedet). 2.85gr, 19mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
