LOT 4474
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Stone Weight of 60 Giru. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Stone weight in shape of a duck, with head turned towards the tail and with flat base. Cf. Μünz Zentrum Auktion XLIX, Teil IV, 5013 (hematite). Condition as seen.(19.60gr, 35mm x 25mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4474
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Stone Weight of 60 Giru.
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Levant & the Near East Copper-Lead Weight of 4 Shekel. Circa 8th-5th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cupcake-shaped weight with engraved W / Blank. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 238 (truncated pyramid). 6.94gr, 15mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
Byzantine Circular AE Coin Weight of 3 Nomismata. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large N Γ, cross above; all within wreath / Blank. Cf. Bendall 145 (no wreath). 13.70gr, 22mm x 5mm.
Condition as seen. Circular coin weight with edge of three tiers.
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Fatimids Glass Weight or Jeton. Circa 11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Legend in two lines / Blank. 2.64gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
