LOT 3535
Ottoman(?) Cylindrical Lead Weight of 5 Dirhams. Possibly after 15th century AD.
Cylindrical lead weight inscribed on one base. Condition as seen.(14.22gr, 13mm x 11mm.).
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman, 1990.
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Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 4 Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Bronze weight in the shape of a bull's head; groove on base. Cf. Münz Zentrum, Auktion XLIX, Teil IV, 5009. 32,42gr, 29mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels. Circa 400-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Bronze weight in the shape of a shell. 29.12gr, 24mm x 14mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
