Auction details
SCALES AND WEIGHTS FROM ALL PLACES AND TIMES
12:00 PM PT - Nov 23rd, 2003
offered by
Malter Galleries Inc.
Encino, CA 91316
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228 Items
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EGYPT, c.1000 BC. A bronze weight, 'beqa', in the form of a standing figure of a ram (Khnum) with a nice li... |
200 - 300 |
4 Bids
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EGYPT, c.1000 BC. A bronze weight in the 'beqa' standard in the form of a scallop shell. W: 25 mm., 16.77 g... |
100 - 150 |
1 Bid
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| 3 |
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EGYPT, c.1000 BC. A bronze 'necef' weight in the in the form of a resting bird, its beak pointing upward. ... |
400 - 500 |
4 Bids
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EGYPT, c.1000 BC. A limestone "Daric" weight in the form of a reclining duck with its head on its back. L: ... |
200 - 300 |
4 Bids
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| 5 |
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EGYPT, c.1000 BC. A limestone "quarter-Daric" weight in the form of a reclining duck with its head on its b... |
100 - 150 |
2 Bids
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| 6 |
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EGYPT, pre 1000 BC. An elliptical stone "qedet" weight. L: 1"; 1216 gm. Similar to the shekel weight stand... |
200 - 300 |
1 Bid
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| 7 |
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EGYPT, pre 1000 BC. A lot of three geometrical (conical, domed and cup-cake.) hematite "qedet" weights. S... |
200 - 300 |
5 Bids
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BABYLONIA before 1000 BC. A fine hematite "Daric" weight of standard design, of a reclining duck perfec... |
650 - 750 |
1 Bid
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PHOENICIA, before 600 BC. A lot of six geometric "Aeginetan" hematite weights ranging in weight from 3.62 t... |
400 - 475 |
1 Bid
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PHOENICIA, before 700 BC. A dome-shaped limestone weight with a crude inscription that resembles paleo-Pho... |
400 - 500 |
1 Bid
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PHOENICIA, before 700 BC. A dome-shaped limestone weight with a crude inscription that resembles paleo-Pho... |
350 - 450 |
1 Bid
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| 12 |
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JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome-shaped four-shekel weight similar to above piece. Weight 43.68 g... |
400 - 500 |
1 Bid
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JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome-shaped eight-shekel weight similar to above piece. This piece is... |
400 - 500 |
4 Bids
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| 14 |
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JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome-shaped "pim" weight of 4.89gm. Uninscribed. Cp. MZ Auction 49, #... |
150 - 175 |
1 Bid
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JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A broken limestone dome-shaped "pim" weight of 7.87 gm. Part of the legend is re... |
50 - 75 |
3 Bids
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| 16 |
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JUDAEA, ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome-shaped 8 "gerah" weight of 3.96 gm inscribed with two parallel l... |
450 - 550 |
3 Bids
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| 17 |
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JUDAEA ca. 800-700 BC. A limestone dome-shaped 8 "gerah" weight of 4.40 gm partly inscribed with one line... |
150 - 200 |
5 Bids
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| 18 |
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JUDAEA ca. 800-700 BC. A lot of four weights, one a very large multi-shekel limestone eight and three cho... |
550 - 650 |
1 Bid
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| 19 |
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JUDAEA c.200 BC. A lead loom weight, teardrop shape with hole near top for suspension. Acquired by this ca... |
100 - 150 |
2 Bids
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| 20 |
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SYRIA. Before 1000 BC. A small bronze weight in the form of a land turtle probably on the shekel weight s... |
250 - 350 |
1 Bid
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| 21 |
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HITTITES, c.1500 BC. A bas relief amuletic style casting of a reclining Bes or some other dwarf lying on... |
200 - 300 |
1 Bid
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| 22 |
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GREECE, c.550 BC. A round bronze cast stater weight with head of a bearded Agamemnon facing.. Dia: 21 mm... |
150 - 200 |
5 Bids
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| 23 |
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GREECE, c. 500 BC, Agrigentum, a coin weight, conically shaped, with eagle on side, 4 dots below for trie... |
400 - 500 |
1 Bid
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| 24 |
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GREECE, c. 500 BC, Agrigentum, a coin weight, conically shaped, similar but with three pellets. Both piec... |
300 - 400 |
1 Bid
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| 25 |
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GREECE, c. 500 BC, Agrigentum, a coin weight, conically shaped, similar but more worn than previous two e... |
75 - 100 |
1 Bid
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| 26 |
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GREECE, c. 300 BC. Hellenistic Period, a square quarter libra lead weight. The weight has the Phoenician... |
300 - 400 |
1 Bid
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| 27 |
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GREECE, c. 150 BC. Hellenistic Period, a square lead uncia weight with an Alpha (A) on one side and a ch... |
100 - 150 |
1 Bid
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| 28 |
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GREECE, c. 150 BC. Hellenistic Period, a square lead half uncia weight with a Greek inscription on bot... |
100 - 150 |
1 Bid
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| 29 |
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GREECE, c. 150 BC. Hellenistic Period, a square lead fourteen drachmae weight with a Greek inscription ... |
200 - 250 |
1 Bid
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| 30 |
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ANCIENT ROME, c. 100-300 A. D. a square lead looped weight marked IB on one side, the other blank. The pie... |
100 - 150 |
1 Bid
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| 31 |
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ROME, c. 100-300 AD. A square lead four uncia weight with a club of Hercules on one side. Ex Joel L. Malt... |
100 - 125 |
1 Bid
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| 32 |
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ROME, c. 100-300 AD. A hexagonal lead weight with inscription which needs further research. D: 6 cm. |
100 - 150 |
1 Bid
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| 33 |
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ROME, c. 100-300 AD. A lot of two heavy square weights, one with nice detail. W: 3.8-4.2 cm. |
100 - 150 |
1 Bid
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| 34 |
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EGYPT, THE GNOSTICS, c.300-400 AD. An inscribed grid with some preconceived magic formulae on one side; th... |
350 - 450 |
1 Bid
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| 35 |
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ROME, c. 200 AD. A steelyard bell shaped weight with an unusual hallmark stamped on it. The bottom of the... |
900 - 1,000 |
5 Bids
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| 36 |
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ROME, c. early first to fourth centuries AD. A lot of four looped steelyard scale weights varying in weig... |
200 - 300 |
5 Bids
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| 37 |
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ROME, c. early fourth century AD. A rare weight in molded glass for an uncia (32.21 gm), It features a q... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
1 Bid
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| 38 |
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BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. A hemispheric commercial domed weight of 3.81 grams, perhaps a sextula. There i... |
350 - 450 |
1 Bid
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| 39 |
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BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. A spherical commercial weight with both poles flattened; one pole was inlaid in ... |
200 - 250 |
3 Bids
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| 40 |
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BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. A round bronze two ounce weight with a cross over 'G B' with traces of silver ... |
75 - 100 |
1 Bid
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| 41 |
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BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. A large square bronze commercial weight for six ounces inlaid in silver with a ... |
350 - 450 |
4 Bids
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| 42 |
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BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. A smaller one ounce (26.40 gm) square inscribed commercial weight with ounce sym... |
75 - 100 |
3 Bids
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| 43 |
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BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. a similar one ounce (25.37gm) square silver inscribed commercial weight with cr... |
100 - 200 |
1 Bid
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| 44 |
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BYZANTIUM, c. 600-650 AD. a similar but more common one ounce (26.17 gm) square commercial weight with the... |
50 - 75 |
3 Bids
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| 45 |
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BYZANTIUM, c. 600-750 AD. A square bronze uncia weight of 26.57 gm with only a large A with inverted cross... |
75 - 100 |
1 Bid
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| 46 |
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BYZANTIUM, c. 600-750 AD. A square bronze uncia weight of 26.66 gm with only a large "N" on one side. Ex L... |
150 - 200 |
2 Bids
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| 47 |
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BYZANTIUM, a lot of two bronze weights, one is a square 21.64 gm blank weight; the other an interesting f... |
200 - 250 |
2 Bids
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| 48 |
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ISLAMIC, Umayyad, c. 7th-9th cent. AD. A "double keg" two 'uqiya' weight with adjustment marks on top an... |
75 - 100 |
1 Bid
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| 49 |
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BYZANTINE-ISLAMIC, c. 7th-12th cent. AD. A two 'uqiya' (59.51gm), fourteen sided bronze weight with each ... |
125 - 175 |
6 Bids
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| 50 |
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BYZANTINE-ISLAMIC, c. 7th-12th cent. AD. A one 'uqiya' (29.15), fourteen sided bronze weight with each pl... |
100 - 150 |
6 Bids
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