LOT 3537
Levante or Egypt Lead Token. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Seven-branched menorah on triangular base, flanked by lulav(?) on the left and shofar on the right / Blank. Condition as seen.(8.93gr, 19mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet. Iron Age, circa 1100-900 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Bronze weight in the shape of a stylistic housefly with flat base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 170 (1/2 Qedet); cf. Μünz Zentrum Auktion XLV, Teil III, 67 (4/10 Qedet). 10.40gr, 21mm x 15mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990. -
Neo-Babylonian(?) Silver Weight. Circa 8th-6th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Silver weight in the shape of a duck; stylised figure engraved to base. 4.91gr, 15mm x 9mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for suspension.
Ex late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s. -
Roman Serpentine(?) Amulet. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Zoomorphic amulet in the shape of a frog. 7.88gr, 30mm x 22mm x 12mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
