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LOT 4153
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Bronze weight in shape of a sleeping duck, with head turned towards the tail and with flat striated base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 143 (5 Qedet). Condition as seen.(7.73gr, 19mm.).
Provenance
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
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LOT 4153
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Shekel.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bronze weight in shape of a sleeping duck, with head turned towards the tail and with flat striated base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 143 (5 Qedet). 7.73gr, 19mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
