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.).
ProvenanceFrom 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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Early Byzantine PB Pilgrim's Amulet. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Nimbate saint on horseback to left, holding cruciform sceptre / Pillar-saint St. Symeon (Stylites) orans atop a large central column, flanked by two angels flying in; reliquary(?) to right and small figure going to climb ladder on left. Cf. L. Wamser: Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas östliches Erbe, 310; for tokens with similar iconography see G. Vikan, Byzantine Pilgrimage Art, fig. 22, 24, 25, 29-30. 2.42gr, 19mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Pierced; suspension loop missing.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Babylonian Truncated Pyramidal Bronze Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Weight in form of truncated pyramid with bird(?) flying to right on the bottom. 7.57gr, 13mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding or weight adjustment.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Viking Truncated Spherical Bronze Weight. Circa 9th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Truncated spherical bronze weight with engraved large X on one base and conical incuse on the other. 2.20gr, 12mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
