Auction 64
Coins, Weights, Seals, Jewelry, Oil Lamps, Glass, Antiquities
Apr 4, 2018
Israel
Dan hotel, Hayarkon 99, Tel Aviv
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LOT 162:
A SET OF 4 IRON AGE RECTANGULAR
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Sold for: $4,000
Start price:
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2,000
Estimated price:
$4,000 - $5,000
Auction house commission: 18%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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A SET OF 4 IRON AGE RECTANGULAR
BRONZE WEIGHTS, 8th CENTURY BCE
1) 265 gr., 40.8x31.3x24.2 mm
2) 175 gr., 35.1x27.1x22.3 mm
3) 89.4 gr., 27.9x20.9x18.1 mm, inscribed: oשתה "Two"
4) 31.7 gr., 18.0x15.4x13.6 mm, inscribed: שקלן "Two Shekels"
In very good condition and very rare. For similar rectangular weights from Nimrud decorated with scarabs, see: J.E. Curtis and J.E. Reade, Art and Empire, Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum, 1995, p. 195. Ex S.M. collection, Herzliya Pituah. (Non exportable)
Estimate: $ 4,000 – 5,000
