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LOT 4148
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Bronze weight in the shape of a scorpion. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.166, 160. Condition as seen.(10.06gr, 34mm x 13mm.).
Provenance
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
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LOT 4148
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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