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.).
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 4178
Ottoman Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 100 Dirham.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Roman Bronze Amulet. Circa 1st century BC-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Zoomorphic bronze amulet in the shape of a frog(?). 2.88gr, 20mm x 15mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman-Byzantine Lead Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Confronted busts, star above / Blank. Cf. Leukel, 38-50. 15.72gr, 22mm x 9mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
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Africa. Ashanti. Lot of Five [5] Brass Gold-Dust Weights. 19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Various standards. 58.41gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
