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LOT 3524
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet. Iron Age, circa 1100-900 BC.
Bronze weight in the shape of a stylistic housefly with flat base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 170 (1/2 Qedet); cf. Μünz Zentrum Auktion XLV, Teil III, 67 (4/10 Qedet). Condition as seen.(10.40gr, 21mm x 15mm.).
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman, 1990.
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LOT 3524
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Ottoman Polyhedral Silver Weight of 3 Dirham. After 17th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Polyhedral silver coin; one side with cross-like groove. 7.25gr, 10mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah on base, lulav(?) to left / A[...]. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. 4.38gr, 13mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Viking Polyhedral Bronze Weight. Circa 9th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polyhedral bronze weight with 'bird's eye' patterns and a large groove on the sides. 4.67gr, 12mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
