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THBHuge Ancient Bactrian/ BMAC Lead Weight
Lot 94f
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By Artemis Gallery
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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Central Asia, Bactrian (BMAC) culture, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A round, thin, solid lead disc with an openwork interior featuring six stepped diamond forms and a rounded opening to serve as a handle, made to be a weight, probably to hold down the edge of a nomad's large tent. The example of a similar item from Christie's (see below) has a hide handle stitched in place around the edge of its rounded opening and the edge of the disc. Ancient lead mainly appears as a biproduct of silver, and its primary use in the ancient world until Roman times was to make weights. The ornate form of this weight looks similar to the form of a lead stamp seal at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (https://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/30005506?rpp=20&pg=1&rndkey=20130516&ft=*&deptids=3&what=Copper&pos=8). The pretty, ornate form of this weight indicates that it was used to signify wealth - whoever used it had an important role in society. Size: 10.65" W x 0.75" H (27.1 cm x 1.9 cm)
A similar, but slightly smaller, lead weight sold at Christie's in 2002 for $8365 USD: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-bactrian-lead-weight-circa-late-3rd-early-4026206-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4026206&sid=5b6dac59-f09d-4058-b512-1085b451da3e
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-collection of Mr. Tomatsu Miura, Japan, collected in the 1980s
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#143552Intact, with heavily encrusted and patinated surface.Condition
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