LOT 3516
Neo-Babylonian(?) Silver Weight. Circa 8th-6th century BC.
Silver weight in the shape of a duck; stylised figure engraved to base. Condition as seen. Pierced for suspension.(4.91gr, 15mm x 9mm.).
ProvenanceEx late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s.
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Roman(?) AE Fragment of Intaglio or Weight. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Clasped hands / Γ L (?). For a similar example cf. Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 2, lot 564. 3.83gr, 19mm x 13mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Minor Asia and Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Bone ring with wide hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 1.47gr, 19mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen. Tag attached, inscribed 'Hord 19/10/71 from Hebron' and '1.47 gms'.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. Accompanied by an old identification tag. -
Ottoman(?) Cylindrical Lead Weight of 5 Dirhams. Possibly after 15th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Cylindrical lead weight inscribed on one base. 14.22gr, 13mm x 11mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990.
