LOT 3556
Viking Polyhedral Bronze Weight. Circa 9th-11th century AD.
Polyhedral bronze weight with 'bird's eye' patterns and a large groove on the sides. Condition as seen.(4.67gr, 12mm x 6mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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Minor Asia and Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bone ring with narrow hole. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 1.79gr, 23mm x 4mm.
Condition as seen.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s. -
Anglo-Saxon Lead Weight. 9th-12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Wheel / Blank. 11.64gr, 19mm.
Condition as seen.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 4 Shekel. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Bronze weight in the shape of a bull's head; groove on base. Cf. Münz Zentrum, Auktion XLIX, Teil IV, 5009. 32,42gr, 29mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
