LOT 4165
Old Babylonian Bronze Frog Weight Circa 2400-1700 B.C.
Modelled in the round with anatomical detailing, undercut between legs and stomach; feet forming a wedge-shaped panel. 7/8 in. (24.6 grams, 22 mm).
ProvenancePrivate collection of Contessa L.J., since the 1980s.
Private collection, acquired in 2001.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12898-241690.
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LOT 4165
Old Babylonian Bronze Frog Weight
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Levant & the Near East Bronze Weight. Iron Age, after 900 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Relief of standing female deity / Blank. 43.44gr, 30mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Bone ring with wide hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 17.16gr, 42mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. -
Byzantine Iconographic PB Seal. Circa 7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Facing imperial bust between small crosses / Monogram. 2.87gr, 16mm, 6h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
