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LOT 3521
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Bronze weight in the shape of a frog upon cylinder, standing of flat round base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 121 (bird; 4 Shekels). Condition as seen.(14.17gr, 24mm x 14mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3521
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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