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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.).
Provenance
Ex 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 Glass Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Glass weight in shape of a duck, with head turned towards the tail. 0.92gr, 12mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex S collection, London, UK, deceased; formed 1970s-1990s.
