Details
LOT 4178
Ottoman Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 100 Dirham. Circa 17th-19th century AD.
Fourteen-sided cubic weight with six large square facets, and eight triangle facets. Cf. Pondera Online 11385. Condition as seen.(304gr, 34mm.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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