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LOT 4149
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1/3 Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Bronze weight in the shape of a bird or duck. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.168, 173 (1/2 qedet). Condition as seen.(2.85gr, 19mm x 7mm.).
Provenance
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
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LOT 4149
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1/3 Shekel.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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