Ellipsoidal weight inscribed in Sumerian: "weight of half a shekel, weight of (god) Šamaš". Diorite. Sumerian art, Paleo-Babylonian period (1763 - 1595 B.C.). Length: 2.6 cm Provenance: From a copy of the collectors' notes, acquired from Koutoulakis in Paris in September 1954. Currently being published. Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.
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Lot no. 17

Ellipsoidal weight inscribed in Sumerian: "weight of half a shekel, weight of (god) Šamaš". Diorite. Sumerian art, Paleo-Babylonian period (1763 - 1595 B.C.). Length: 2.6 cm Provenance: From a copy of the collectors' notes, acquired from Koutoulakis in Paris in September 1954. Currently being published. Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.

Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€3,250
Buyer's premium
30%
Ellipsoidal weight inscribed in Sumerian: "weight of half a shekel, weight of (god) Šamaš". Diorite. Sumerian art, Paleo-Babylonian period (1763 - 1595 B.C.). Length: 2.6 cm Provenance: From a copy of the collectors' notes, acquired from Koutoulakis in Paris in September 1954. Currently being published. Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.
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ARCHAEOLOGY - Collection of N. and J.-M. Thierry & Collection of Monsieur X.
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