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.).
ProvenanceEx 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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Byzantine Bronze Weight or Amulet. 7th-10th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Rectangular flat-section weight with low-relief motif of a standing two-headed figure / Blank. 5.17gr, 20mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a London collector; acquired before 1980. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
This is probably a folk amulet depicting a schematic representation of two saints. Images of paired saints at this period are limited to a known few which would suggest that the figures could be saints. -
Seleukid Empire, Commercial Lead Weight of 1 Mna. Circa 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Engraved BA AN in two lines; vertical Seleukid anchor in centre / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 14411 (Antiochia, 1/4 Mna). 474gr, 74mm.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, Austria. Private collection, Europe. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Bronze weight in the shape of a bull's head; groove on base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.165, 155. 15.42gr, 23 x 19mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
