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LOT 0875
Phoenicio-Babylonian Frog Shekel Weight
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (8.4 grams, 21 mm).
A haematite shekel standard weight in frog form; chipped.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 130718, for a haematite frog weight.
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