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LOT 3536

Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels. Circa 400-300 BC.

Bronze weight in the shape of a shell. Condition as seen.(29.12gr, 24mm x 14mm.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3536

Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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