LOT 4167
Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight with Seated Figure 1st millennium B.C.
Comprising a square-section body with overlapping U-shaped handles above, one side with an incised image of a seated male holding a long staff. 1 1/2 in. (46.3 grams, 38 mm).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 4167
Western Asiatic Bronze Cage Weight with Seated Figure
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Byzantine(?) Glass Coin Weight. Circa 6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Uncertain design / Blank. 1.34gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen.
From the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
Egypt Uncertain PB Tessera. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Head to right(?) / Hieroglyphic inscription. 6.80gr, 19mm, 3h.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Commercial Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya. Circa 10th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Commercial weight in the form of a polyhedron with truncated ends and with its sides ornamented with 'bird's eye' patterns. Cf. Silifke 127. 57.78gr, 22mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
