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LOT 4150
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Bronze weight in the shape of a bull's head; groove on base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.165, 155. Condition as seen.(15.42gr, 23 x 19mm.).
Provenance
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
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LOT 4150
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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