LOT 3517
Phoenician Bronze Weight of Half Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Truncated snake-head or teardrop weight with flat bases. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 104 (hematite; one Shekel) and 107 (2/3 Shekel). Condition as seen.(4.50gr, 17mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Islamic Square Bronze Weight of 8 Dirhams. Circa 8th-13th century AD.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Legend in Kufic in three lines / Blank. CPAI -; Pondera Online -. 21.94gr, 28mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Charioteer driving triga to right / Blank. 7.14gr, 22mm.
Condition as seen.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 2 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Bronze weight in the shape of a frog upon cylinder, standing of flat round base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, 121 (bird; 4 Shekels). 14.17gr, 24mm x 14mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
