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LOT 4155
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Stone Weight of 1 Shekel. Circa 2nd Millennium BC.
Stone weight in shape of a seating frog, with pierced base. For a similar weight see Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.151, 87 (hematite). Condition as seen.(7.88gr, 30mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4155
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Stone Weight of 1 Shekel.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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