Lot Essay
For item two, cf. S. Moscati, The Phoenicians, London, 1988, p. 119-120
Various Properties
AN ARCHAIC GREEK LEAD WEIGHT, in the form of a female head in relief, flat at the back, circa 7th Century B.C., 2¼in. (5.6cm.) long, weight: 226.4 grams; a square lead weight, the upper face with two opposing crescents in relief, four dots between, surrounded by a raised border and hatched edging, the reverse incised with a triangle (perhaps deka = 10) and four short vertical lines, circa 4th-2nd Century B.C., 3 x 3 1/8in. (7.6 x 7.9cm.), weight: 1.26 kilograms; and a bronze cuboid-octahedral weight with suspension loop, circa 9th Century or later, 2½in. (6.3cm.) high overall, weight: 592.8 grams (3)
Details
AN ARCHAIC GREEK LEAD WEIGHT, in the form of a female head in relief, flat at the back, circa 7th Century B.C., 2¼in. (5.6cm.) long, weight: 226.4 grams; a square lead weight, the upper face with two opposing crescents in relief, four dots between, surrounded by a raised border and hatched edging, the reverse incised with a triangle (perhaps deka = 10) and four short vertical lines, circa 4th-2nd Century B.C., 3 x 3 1/8in. (7.6 x 7.9cm.), weight: 1.26 kilograms; and a bronze cuboid-octahedral weight with suspension loop, circa 9th Century or later, 2½in. (6.3cm.) high overall, weight: 592.8 grams (3)