LOT 3543
Roman Stone Weight with Iron Handle. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Squat stone block, oblate in profile with studs and rings to the upper face, iron handle with hooked ends. Condition as seen.(853gr, 98mm x 56mm.).
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Minor Asia and Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Large dome-shaped bone ring with wide hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 9.57gr, 36mm x 8mm.
Condition as seen.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. -
Roman Bronze Token. Circa 1st century BC-3th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Battering ram to right / Blank. 15.26gr, 32mm x 20mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Babylonian Truncated Pyramidal Bronze Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Weight in form of truncated pyramid with bird(?) flying to right on the bottom. 7.57gr, 13mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding or weight adjustment.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
