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LOT 0492

Phoenician Bronze Basket Weight

7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

1 in. (14.7 grams, 23 mm).

The cuboid body with pellet ornament around the upper edge, openwork handles rising to a central point from four corners. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0492

Phoenician Bronze Basket Weight

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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