157, Lot: 405. Estimate $100. Sold for $154. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Islamic Æ Weight. Circa 7th-12th century. Polyhedral 1/2 Ratl weight (28mm, 154.56 g). Fourteen-sided cubic weight, the sides decorated with punched stellate patterns. Fine, red-brown patina. An impressive Arabic weight.
From the Garth R. Drewry Collection; ex Malter XXXIX (2 April 1989), lot 46.