LOT 4537
Old Babylonian Bronze Frog Weight Circa 2400-1700 BC.
Modelled in the round with anatomical detailing, undercut between legs and stomach; feet forming a wedge-shaped panel. (24.6gr, 22mm.).
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 no.12898-241690.
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LOT 4537
Old Babylonian Bronze Frog Weight
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£650 (EUR 754; USD 878) ‡+BP*
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Byzantine Anonymous PB Seal. After circa 4th century AD.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Two standing figures holding long cross between; uncertain inscription around / Two standing figures holding long cross between. 13.09gr, 20mm, 7h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 4th century AD.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Stag running to right / Blank. 3.47gr, 16mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 3 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between Γᴑ Γ; all beneath arch supported by two columns / Blank. Bendall 67. 80gr, 32mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen. Square commercial weight with edge of three tiers.
Private collection, Switzerland, 1990s. European private collection, acquired in 2001.
