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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.).
ProvenanceFrom 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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Viking Polyhedral Bronze Weight. Circa 9th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polyhedral bronze weight with 'bird's eye' patterns and a large groove on the sides. 4.67gr, 12mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Roman Bronze Amulet. Circa 1st century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Frog / Blank. 3.45gr, 20mm x 17mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman-Byzantine PB Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Female draped bust to right / Blank. Cf. Leu Numismatik, Web 32, lot 2832 (with inscription). 8.08gr, 22mm x 18mm x 8mm.
Condition as seen.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.
