LOT 3522
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Bronze weight in the shape of a resting lamb; horizontal groove on base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights 149 (3 Shekels). Condition as seen.(10.05gr, 30mm x 17mm x 10mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3522
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Babylonian Sphendonoid Hematite Weight of 10 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Grain-shaped weight stone with flat base. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.137, 8-9 var. (5 Shekels). 88gr, 59mm x 26mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Levante or Egypt Lead Token. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Seven-branched menorah on triangular base, flanked by lulav(?) on the left and shofar on the right / Blank. 8.93gr, 19mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Possibly Levante mint. Menorah / Wreath containing monogram(?). Apparently unpublished. 1.20gr, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
