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LOT 3518
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 4 Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Bronze weight in the shape of a bull's head; groove on base. Cf. Münz Zentrum, Auktion XLIX, Teil IV, 5009. Condition as seen.(32,42gr, 29mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3518
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 4 Shekel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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