LOT 4154
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Glass Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Glass weight in shape of a duck, with head turned towards the tail. Condition as seen.(0.92gr, 12mm.).
ProvenanceEx S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
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LOT 4154
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Glass Weight.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 3 Qedet. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bronze weight in shape of a duck, with head turned towards the tail [hole filled with lead(?)]. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.162, 143 var. (5 Qedet). 26.44gr, 32mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s. -
Byzantine Square Coin or Commercial Bronze Weight of 1 Nomisma. 4th-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Nimbate and draped imperial bust facing, (face inlaid in silver) / Blank. Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 16, lot 4077. 4.15gr, 14mm.
Condition as seen. Very rare weight depicting an imperial bust.
Acquired in 1992. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Celtic Bronze Cast Ring or Wheel Money. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Large ring with numerous knobs on outer surface. Cf. Victoor VII-4. 44.34gr, 55mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a Somerset, UK, gentleman.
