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LOT 1007
Luristan and Later Bronze Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 3/8 - 6 1/2 in. (62 grams total, 3.7-16.5 cm).
Comprising: a bow-shaped buckle; a boot-shaped pipe tamper with suspension loop; pin with trio of rowels or stars; possible Chimu pin with urn-shaped finial and hook. [4, No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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Bactrian Ceramic Vessel
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Formed as a chalice with broad everted rim, ribbed stem and splayed foot with rolled outer edge; remains of painted bands and chevrons to the foot and mouth. 1.7 kg, 26.5 cm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
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Western Asiatic Limestone Shekel Weight Collection
Iron Age III, 9th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
A number bearing incised inscriptions; the set graduated in size, each weight with a domed profile; one with two old collection stickers to base. 96 grams total, 15-34 mm
Property of a North London gentleman.
Judean scale weights were primarily used to weigh amounts of silver, often in the form of hack silver. Modern scholarship has deduced that Judean weights were base on a standard of 11.4 grams to the shekel. -
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Babylonian Clay Brick Fragment with Cuneiform
Circa 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising one 'dressed' face bearing a recessed panel of text. 186 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired 1970-1990. Ex collection of a deceased gentleman by descent to his family.
