LOT 3554
Viking Truncated Spherical Bronze Weight. Circa 9th-11th century AD.
Truncated spherical bronze weight with engraved large X on one base and conical incuse on the other. Condition as seen.(2.20gr, 12mm x 7mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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Islamic Circular Glass Jeton. 12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Inscription in Arabic in four lines / Blank. Cf. Album 793.1. 2.94gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex collection of the late S.M., London, UK. -
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. -
Levant & the Near East Cubical Bronze Weight of 2 Shekel. After 4th century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Bronze cubical weight inscribed on one side HGHYL'L and LTGTP above and below linear design. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights -; Elayi & Elayi, Recherches -. 16.28gr, 23mm x 12mm x 9mm.
Condition as seen. Pierced for holding or weight adjustment.
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990.
